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Smith served in the [[Pennsylvania House of Representatives]] and the [[Pennsylvania Senate]] for the [[Pennsylvania Senate, District 17|17th district]] from 1821 to 1824.<ref>{{cite web |title=Pennsylvania State Senate - William Rudolph Smith Biography |url=https://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/legis/BiosHistory/MemBio.cfm?ID=5496&body=S |website=www.legis.state.pa.us |accessdate=3 November 2019}}</ref> |
Smith served in the [[Pennsylvania House of Representatives]] and the [[Pennsylvania Senate]] for the [[Pennsylvania Senate, District 17|17th district]] from 1821 to 1824.<ref>{{cite web |title=Pennsylvania State Senate - William Rudolph Smith Biography |url=https://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/legis/BiosHistory/MemBio.cfm?ID=5496&body=S |website=www.legis.state.pa.us |accessdate=3 November 2019}}</ref> In 1837, he was appointed by [[Henry Dodge]], Governor of the Wisconsin territory, to make a treaty with the [[Chippewa Indians]] which resulted in the purchase of land encompassing a large part of Minnesota.<ref name=Hoyt/> He moved to [[Mineral Point, Wisconsin]], in 1837.<ref name="Obit"/> He was elected Adjutant General and served until 1852. In 1846, he served as Clerk of Legislative Council and as a delegate to the first Wisconsin Constitutional Convention. In 1849 and 1850, he served as Secretary of the Senate. He was elected Attorney General of Wisconsin and served from 1855 to 1856.<ref name=Hoyt/> |
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Revision as of 13:05, 3 November 2019
William Rudolph Smith (August 31, 1787 – August 22, 1868) was an American politician from Pennsylvania who served in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives, the Pennsylvania Senate and as Attorney General of Wisconsin.
Early life
Smith was born on August 31, 1787, in Trappe, Pennsylvania. His father was William Smith, the first provost of the College of Philadelphia. He studied law and in 1808 was admitted to the bar and moved to Huntingdon, Pennsylvania.[1] He married Eliza Anthony in 1809.[2] He served as a colonel in the United States Army during the War of 1812.[3] His wife Eliza died in 1821 and he was remarried in 1823 to Mary Campbell Vandyke.
Career
Smith served in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives and the Pennsylvania Senate for the 17th district from 1821 to 1824.[4] In 1837, he was appointed by Henry Dodge, Governor of the Wisconsin territory, to make a treaty with the Chippewa Indians which resulted in the purchase of land encompassing a large part of Minnesota.[2] He moved to Mineral Point, Wisconsin, in 1837.[1] He was elected Adjutant General and served until 1852. In 1846, he served as Clerk of Legislative Council and as a delegate to the first Wisconsin Constitutional Convention. In 1849 and 1850, he served as Secretary of the Senate. He was elected Attorney General of Wisconsin and served from 1855 to 1856.[2]
Legacy
His son Richard M. Smith spent a one-year term as a Democratic member of the Wisconsin State Assembly in 1856.[5] Another son, John Montgomery Smith, also served in the Wisconsin State Assembly in 1892.[6] Smith died on August 22, 1868[7] and is interred at Graceland Cemetery in Mineral Point.[8]
See also
References
- ^ a b "Death of Gen. Wm. R. Smith". Semi-Weekly Wisconsin. August 29, 1868. p. 2. Retrieved April 27, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b c Hoyt, Albert Harrison (1869). The New England Historical and Genealogical Register; Volume 23 1869. New England Historic Geanealogical Society. p. 218. Retrieved November 3, 2019.
- ^ Wisconsin Historical Society-William Rudolph Smith. Wisconsinhistory.org. Retrieved on January 22, 2016.
- ^ "Pennsylvania State Senate - William Rudolph Smith Biography". www.legis.state.pa.us. Retrieved November 3, 2019.
- ^ "Richard M. Smith". Chicago Tribune. May 25, 1888. p. 3. Retrieved July 16, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Biodata. Politicalgraveyard.com. Retrieved on January 22, 2016.
- ^ "Hon. William R. Smith". The Daily Milwaukee News. August 26, 1868. p. 4. Retrieved April 26, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Gen William Rudolph Smith". www.findagrave.com. Retrieved November 3, 2019.
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- 1787 births
- 1868 deaths
- People from Trappe, Pennsylvania
- American people of the War of 1812
- Wisconsin Attorneys General
- Pennsylvania state senators
- Members of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives
- United States Army officers
- United States Army soldiers
- People from Mineral Point, Wisconsin
- 19th-century American politicians