Josiah Smith

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Josiah Smith
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Massachusetts's 6th district
In office March 4, 1801 – March 3, 1803
Preceded by	John Reed, Sr.
Succeeded by	Samuel Taggart
Personal details
Born	February 26, 1738 Pembroke, Massachusetts
Died	April 4, 1803(1803-04-04) (aged 65) Pembroke, Massachusetts
Resting place	Pembroke Cemetery
Political party	Democratic-Republican
Children	Albert Smith
Alma mater	Harvard College, 1774
Profession	Attorney

Josiah Smith (February 26, 1738 – April 4, 1803) was a United States Representative from Massachusetts. Born in Pembroke, to Reverend Thomas Smith and Judith Miller Smith. Smith graduated from Harvard College in 1774, studied law, was admitted to the bar and practiced.

Service in the Massachusetts Legislature

Smith was a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives in 1789 and 1790 and served in the Massachusetts State Senate from 1792 to 1794 and in 1797. He was State treasurer in 1797,

Service in Congress

Smith was elected as a Democratic-Republican to the Seventh Congress, serving from March 4, 1801 to March 3, 1803. He was not a candidate for renomination in 1802.

Death and burial

On his way home from Washington, Smith contracted smallpox in New York, he died in Pembroke. Smith was interred in Center Cemetery, Pembroke, Massachusetts.

External links

• Josiah Smith at Find a Grave