Josiah Smith

American politician (1738–1803)

Josiah Smith

Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Massachusetts's 6th district
In office March 4, 1801 – March 3, 1803
Preceded by	John Reed Sr.
Succeeded by	Samuel Taggart
Member of the Massachusetts Senate
In office 1792-1794 1797
Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives
In office 1789-1790

Personal details
Born	(1738-02-26)February 26, 1738 Pembroke, Province of Massachusetts Bay, British America
Died	April 4, 1803(1803-04-04) (aged 65) Pembroke, Massachusetts, U.S.
Resting place	Pembroke Cemetery
Political party	Democratic-Republican
Children	Albert Smith
Alma mater	Harvard College, 1774
Profession	Attorney

Josiah Smith (February 26, 1738 – April 4, 1803) was a United States representative from Massachusetts. Born in Pembroke in the Province of Massachusetts Bay, to Reverend Thomas Smith^[1] and Judith Miller Smith.^[2] Smith graduated from Harvard College in 1774, studied law, was admitted to the bar and practiced.

Service in Congress

Smith was elected as a Democratic-Republican to the Seventh Congress, serving from March 4, 1801 to March 3, 1803. He was not a candidate for renomination in 1802.

Death and burial

On his way home from Washington, Smith contracted smallpox^[1]^[2] in New York, he died in Pembroke.^[1] Smith was interred in Center Cemetery, Pembroke, Massachusetts.

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Hurd, Duane Hamilton (1884), History of Plymouth County, Massachusetts: with Biographical Sketches of its Pioneers and Prominent Men, Philadelphia, PA: J.W. Lewis & CO., p. 237
^ ^a ^b Proctor, Karen Cross (2008), Pembroke, Mount Pleasant, SC: Arcadia Publishing, p. 123

External links

Josiah Smith at Find a Grave

U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by John Reed, Sr.	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Massachusetts's 6th congressional district March 4, 1801 – March 3, 1803	Succeeded by Samuel Taggart