Died November 25, 1863 Political party Democratic Party Democratic Party | Name Samuel Smith Succeeded by Reese Bowen Brabson Role Politician | |
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Born June 26, 1822
Monroe County, Tennessee ( 1822-06-26 ) Spouse(s) Lea Henderson Smith
Martha E Mccarty Smith Children William Smith
John Lea Smith Profession lawyer politician
land agent | ||
Preceded by William M. Churchwell | ||
Samuel Axley Smith was an American politician and a member of the United States House of Representatives for the 3rd congressional district of Tennessee.
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Biography
Smith was born in Monroe County, Tennessee on June 26, 1822. He received a limited education, taught school, and studied law. He was admitted to the bar in 1845, and he commenced practice in Cleveland, Tennessee. He married Lea Henderson. He married Martha E Mccarty and they had two children, William and John Lea.
Career
From 1848 to 1850, Smith was a district attorney general, and he was a delegate to the Democratic National Convention in 1848.
Smith was elected as a Democrat to the Thirty-third, Thirty-fourth, and Thirty-fifth Congresses. He served from March 4, 1853 to March 3, 1859. He was an unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1858 to the Thirty-sixth Congress.
Appointed by President Buchanan to be Commissioner of the General Land Office, Smith served from January 18 to February 12, 1860, when he resigned. On November 16, 1861, he was appointed by the governor of Tennessee to be an agent to collect arms for the Confederate Army.
Death
Smith died at Ladd Springs, Tennessee in Polk County on November 25, 1863 (age 41 years, 152 days). He is interred at Amos Ladd's Burial Ground, Ladd Springs, Tennessee.