John Smith (New York politician born 1752)

John Smith
United States Senator from New York
In office February 23, 1804 – March 4, 1813
Preceded by	John Armstrong, Jr.
Succeeded by	Rufus King
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York's 1st district
In office February 27, 1800 – February 23, 1804
Preceded by	Jonathan Nicoll Havens
Succeeded by	Samuel Riker
Personal details
Born	February 12, 1752 Mastic Beach, New York
Died	August 12, 1816 (aged 64) Mastic Beach, New York
Political party	Democratic-Republican

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.^[1] 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

1. "Mary Smith (1735–1758)" at Long Island Surnames

External links

• United States Congress. "John Smith (id: S000566)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
• The New York Civil List compiled by Franklin Benjamin Hough (pages 63, 162-67 and 172f; Weed, Parsons and Co., 1858)
•  "Smith, John (New York senator)". Appletons' Cyclopædia of American Biography. 1900.