Josiah Smith
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Josiah Smith | |
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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 | Pembroke, Province of Massachusetts Bay, British America | February 26, 1738
Died | April 4, 1803 Pembroke, Massachusetts, U.S. | (aged 65)
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
[edit]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
[edit]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.
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- Harvard College alumni
- Members of the Massachusetts House of Representatives
- People from Pembroke, Massachusetts
- Massachusetts state senators
- Deaths from smallpox
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