Stephen R. Smith

General Stephen R. Smith
Born	August 28, 1836 Whitneyville, CT
Died	c. 1889 New Haven, CT
Allegiance	United States
Service/branch	United States Army
Rank	Major General
Commands held	Connecticut State Militia Second Brigade, Connecticut Militia
Spouse(s)	Mary Clough (1873–1889, his death)
Website	www.ct.gov/mil

Stephen R. Smith, was born in Whitneyville, Connecticut on August 28, 1836, was the twenty-fourth Adjutant General of the State of Connecticut. He was an active leader of the Republican Party; he served as an alderman and a councilman. He was also a Grand marshal at the Grand Lodge of the State.^[1][2]

Military career

In February 1858, Stephen R. Smith joined the New Haven Grays. On January 13, 1876 he was promoted colonel of the 2nd Regt. On January 8, 1885 Smith was appointed Connecticut Adjutant General by Governor Henry B. Harrison.^[3]

Personal life

Stephen R. Smith got married on December 28, 1873 to Mary Cough. They had four daughters and two sons; Lizzie M. (1874), Irenel (1876), Ethel (1878), Frank I (1881-1881), M. Pearl (1883) and Claire L. (1887). Stephen R. Smith died in December 1889, in New Haven, Connecticut.^[4][5]

References

1. "Ancestry.com". Retrieved 26 March 2014.
2. "CONNECTICUT NATIONAL GUARD". Retrieved 26 March 2014.
3. "CONNECTICUT NATIONAL GUARD". Retrieved 26 March 2014.
4. "GENERAL SMITH'S FUNERAL". Retrieved 26 March 2014.
5. "THE MASONIC CENTENIAL". Retrieved 26 March 2014.