Arthur Smith (U.S. Representative)
- Arthur Smith (U.S. Representative)
Arthur Smith (November 15, 1785 - March 30, 1853) was a U.S. Representative from Virginia.
Born at "Windsor Castle," near Smithfield, Isle of Wight County, Virginia, Smith attended an academy at Smithfield, Virginia, and was graduated from the College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, Virginia.He studied law.He was admitted to the bar in 1808 and commenced practice in Smithfield, Virginia.He also engaged in agricultural pursuits.He served as colonel in the War of 1812.He served as member of the state house of delegates 1818-1820.
Smith was elected as a Republican to the Seventeenth Congress and reelected as a Crawford Republican to the Eighteenth Congress (March 4, 1821-March 3, 1825).He was not a candidate for renomination in 1824.He resumed the practice of law.He served as member of the house of delegates 1836-1841.He died in Smithfield, Virginia, March 30, 1853.He was interred in the family burying ground on Windsor Castle estate, near Smithfield, Virginia.
ource
Wikimedia Foundation.
2010.
Look at other dictionaries:
Arthur Smith — is a name shared by several people:*Arthur Smith (Lieutenant General) KCB, KBE, DSO, MC, Commanding Officer of British Forces in India and Pakistan,1947–48 *Arthur Smith (comedian) (born 1954), British comedian and writer *Arthur Smith (U.S.… … Wikipedia
Arthur Steere — Arthur Wallace Steere (1865 1943) was a Rhode Island politician and prominent businessman and landowner. Arthur W. Steere (known as A.W. ) was born in Glocester, Rhode Island on September 3, 1865 to Seth Hunt Steere and Lucy L. Smith. Steere was… … Wikipedia
Arthur J. Finkelstein — (born 1946) is a United States Republican Party political operative. He has directed a series of campaigns, considered to be quite successful, to elect conservatives in the United States and Israel in the past 25 years. He runs Arthur J.… … Wikipedia
Arthur Gould (rugby player) — Arthur Gould Arthur Gould … Wikipedia
Arthur Fremantle — General Sir Arthur James Lyon Fremantle, GCMG, CB (November 1835 ndash; 25 September 1901) was a British soldier, a member of Her Majesty s Coldstream Guards, and a notable British witness to the Battle of Gettysburg during the American Civil War … Wikipedia
Arthur Miller — For other people named Arthur Miller, see Arthur Miller (disambiguation). Arthur Miller Born October 17, 1915(1915 10 17) Harlem, New York City, New York … Wikipedia
Arthur Balfour — Infobox Officeholder honorific prefix = The Right Honourable name= The Earl of Balfour honorific suffix = KG, OM, PC imagesize = frameless order=Prime Minister of the United Kingdom term start =11 July 1902 term end =5 December 1905 monarch… … Wikipedia
Bruce Smith (Australian politician) — Bruce Arthur Smith KC (28 June 1851 14 August 1937) was a long serving Australian politician and leading political opponent of the White Australia policy.Born in Rotherhithe, Surrey, England, Smith was the fifth of seven sons of wealthy ship… … Wikipedia
Hobart and William Smith Colleges — Seals of the two colleges Established 1822/1908 … Wikipedia
Chuck Fleetwood-Smith — Personal information Full name Leslie O Brien Fleetwood Smith Born 30 March 1908(1908 03 30) Stawell, Victoria, Australia … Wikipedia
