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John Smith (New York politician born 1752)

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Preceded by
  
John Armstrong, Jr.

Succeeded by
  
Rufus King

Name
  
John Smith


Role
  
American Politician

Succeeded by
  
Samuel Riker

John Smith (New York politician born 1752)

Born
  
February 12, 1752 Mastic Beach, New York (
1752-02-12
)

Died
  
August 12, 1816, Mastic Beach, New York, United States

Party
  
Democratic-Republican Party

Previous offices
  
Senator (NY) 1804–1813, Representative (NY 1st District) 1800–1804

Preceded by
  
Jonathan Nicoll Havens

Political party
  
Democratic-Republican

Member of congress start date
  
February 27, 1800

John Smith (February 12, 1752 – August 12, 1816) was an American politician from New York.

Life

He was born on February 12, 1752, the son of State Senator William Smith (1720–1799) and Mary (Smith) Smith (1735–1758). His mother died on April 22, 1758, a week after the birth of a daughter Mary who died the next year. He lived at Manor St. George in Mastic Beach, Suffolk County, New York. In 1762, his father married Ruth Woodhull (1740–1822), a sister of Gen. Nathaniel Woodhull (1722–1776), and from that marriage John had six half-siblings.

He was a member of the New York State Assembly (Suffolk Co.) in 1784–85, from 1787 to 1794, and from 1798 to 1800.

He was elected to the 6th United States Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Jonathan N. Havens, and took his seat on February 27, 1800. He was re-elected to the 7th and 8th United States Congresses, and served until February 23, 1804, when he took his seat in the U.S. Senate.

In February 1804, he was elected as a Democratic-Republican to the United States Senate to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of DeWitt Clinton, replacing the temporarily appointed John Armstrong. He was re-elected in 1807, and served until March 4, 1813.

John Smith was a great-grandson of Chief Justicee William "Tangier" Smith (1655–1705).

References

John Smith (New York politician, born 1752) Wikipedia