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Thomas Smith (May 1, 1799 – April 12, 1876) was an American tradesman who served three terms as a member of the United States House of Representatives from Indiana from 1839 to 1841, and again from 1843 to 1847. He was a Democrat.
Thomas Smith | |
|---|---|
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Indiana's 4th district | |
| In office March 4, 1839 – March 3, 1841 | |
| Preceded by | George H. Dunn |
| Succeeded by | James H. Cravens |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Indiana's 3rd district | |
| In office March 4, 1843 – March 3, 1847 | |
| Preceded by | Joseph L. White |
| Succeeded by | John L. Robinson |
| Member of the Indiana Senate | |
| In office 1836-1839 | |
| Member of the Indiana House of Representatives | |
| In office 1829-1830 1833-1836 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | May 1, 1799 Fayette County, Pennsylvania |
| Died | April 12, 1876 (aged 76) Versailles, Indiana |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Occupation | Congressman |
Early life and education
editSmith was born in Fayette County, Pennsylvania.
Career
editIn 1818, he moved to Rising Sun, Indiana, where he learned the trade of tanning. He then moved to Versailles, Indiana in 1821 and established a tanyard.
Smith eventually became a colonel in the state militia, and member of the Indiana House of Representatives in 1829, 1830, and from 1833 to 1836. He also served in the state senate from 1836 to 1839.
Smith was elected as a Democratic Representative for Indiana's 4th congressional district to the Twenty-Sixth Congress, which lasted from March 4, 1839 until March 3, 1841. He was an unsuccessful candidate for election in 1840 to the Twenty-seventh Congress, but was elected in Indiana's 3rd congressional district to the Twenty-eighth and Twenty-ninth Congresses (March 4, 1843 – March 3, 1847). He was not a candidate for renomination in 1846.
While serving in Congress, Smith voted in favor of the United States going to war against Mexico.[1]
Smith was a delegate to the Indiana constitutional convention in 1850.
Death
editSmith died in Versailles, Indiana aged 76 and was interred in Cliff Hill Cemetery.
References
edit- ^ Carmony, Daniel F. (1998). Indiana, 1816-1850: The Pioneer Era. Indianapolis: Indiana Historical Bureau & Indiana Historical Society. p. 625. ISBN 0-87195-124-X.