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| birth_date = {{birth date text|1795}}
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'''Samuel A. Smith''' (1795{{spnd}}May 15, 1861) was an American politician from [[Pennsylvania]] who served as a [[Jacksonian Democrats|Jacksonian]] member of the [[U.S. House of Representatives]] for [[Pennsylvania's 8th congressional district]] from 1829 to 1833.


Samuel A. Smith was born in [[Harrow, Pennsylvania]]. He was commissioned justice of the peace for the Rockhill-Milford district before he was twenty-one years of age. He served as register of wills for [[Bucks County, Pennsylvania]], from 1824 to 1829. He was the brigade inspector of militia for the Bucks and [[Montgomery County, Pennsylvania|Montgomery County]] district. He resigned this position in 1832, and was elected as a Jacksonian to the [[21st United States Congress|Twenty-first]] Congress to fill in part the vacancies caused by the resignations of [[George Wolf]] and [[Samuel D. Ingham]]. He was reelected to the [[22nd United States Congress|Twenty-second]] Congress.
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'''Samuel A. Smith''' (1795 – May 15, 1861) was a [[Jacksonian]] member of the [[U.S. House of Representatives]] from [[Pennsylvania]].


Samuel A. Smith was born in [[Harrow, Pennsylvania]]. He was commissioned justice of the peace for the Rockhill-Milford district before he was twenty-one years of age. He served as register of wills for [[Bucks County, Pennsylvania]], from 1824 to 1829. He was the brigade inspector of militia for the Bucks and [[Montgomery County, Pennsylvania|Montgomery County]] district. He resigned this position in 1832, and was elected as a Jacksonian to the [[21st United States Congress|Twenty-first]] Congress to fill in part the vacancies caused by the resignations of [[George Wolf]] and [[Samuel D. Ingham]]. He was reelected to the [[22nd United States Congress|Twenty-second]] Congress. He was a member of the [[Pennsylvania State Senate]] from 1841 to 1843. He was appointed associate judge of the courts of Bucks County by [[List of Governors of Pennsylvania|Governor]] [[David R. Porter|Porter]] in 1844 and served until 1849. He engaged in mercantile pursuits in [[Doylestown, Pennsylvania]], and later in [[Point Pleasant, Pennsylvania]]. He died in Point Pleasant in 1861. Interment in the Presbyterian Churchyard in Doylestown, Pennsylvania.
He was a member of the [[Pennsylvania State Senate]] for the [[Pennsylvania Senate, District 4|4th district]] from 1841 to 1842.<ref>{{cite web |title=Pennsylvania State Senate - Samuel A Smith Biography |url=https://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/legis/BiosHistory/MemBio.cfm?ID=5495&body=S |website=www.legis.state.pa.us |accessdate=February 10, 2019}}</ref> He was appointed associate judge of the courts of Bucks County by [[List of Governors of Pennsylvania|Governor]] [[David R. Porter|Porter]] in 1844 and served until 1849. He engaged in mercantile pursuits in [[Doylestown, Pennsylvania]], and later in [[Point Pleasant, Pennsylvania]]. He died in Point Pleasant in 1861. Interment in the Doylestown Presbyterian Church Cemetery in Doylestown, Pennsylvania.

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*{{CongBio|S000611}}
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*[http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/smith8.html The Political Graveyard]
*[http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/smith8.html The Political Graveyard]


== External links ==
== External links ==
* {{findagrave|6861222}}
* {{Find a Grave|6861222}}


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Latest revision as of 20:54, 24 November 2024

For other people named Samuel Smith, see Samuel Smith (disambiguation).

Samuel A. Smith
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Pennsylvania's 8th district
In office
1829–1833
Preceded bySamuel D. Ingham, George Wolf
Succeeded byHenry King
Member of the Pennsylvania Senate for the 4th district
In office
1841–1842
Preceded byFrancis James
Succeeded byWilliam Williamson
Personal details
Born1795 (1795)
Harrow, Pennsylvania, U.S.
DiedMay 15, 1861(1861-05-15) (aged 65–66)
Point Pleasant, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Political partyJacksonian

Samuel A. Smith (1795 – May 15, 1861) was an American politician from Pennsylvania who served as a Jacksonian member of the U.S. House of Representatives for Pennsylvania's 8th congressional district from 1829 to 1833.

Samuel A. Smith was born in Harrow, Pennsylvania. He was commissioned justice of the peace for the Rockhill-Milford district before he was twenty-one years of age. He served as register of wills for Bucks County, Pennsylvania, from 1824 to 1829. He was the brigade inspector of militia for the Bucks and Montgomery County district. He resigned this position in 1832, and was elected as a Jacksonian to the Twenty-first Congress to fill in part the vacancies caused by the resignations of George Wolf and Samuel D. Ingham. He was reelected to the Twenty-second Congress.

He was a member of the Pennsylvania State Senate for the 4th district from 1841 to 1842.[1] He was appointed associate judge of the courts of Bucks County by Governor Porter in 1844 and served until 1849. He engaged in mercantile pursuits in Doylestown, Pennsylvania, and later in Point Pleasant, Pennsylvania. He died in Point Pleasant in 1861. Interment in the Doylestown Presbyterian Church Cemetery in Doylestown, Pennsylvania.

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  1. ^ "Pennsylvania State Senate - Samuel A Smith Biography". www.legis.state.pa.us. Retrieved February 10, 2019.

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Preceded by Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Pennsylvania's 8th congressional district
1829 - 1833
1829-1831 alongside: Peter Ihrie, Jr.
1831-1833 alongside: Henry King 		Succeeded by
Pennsylvania State Senate
Preceded by Member of the Pennsylvania Senate, 4th district
1841-1842 		Succeeded by
William Williamson


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