Josiah Smith

Josiah Smith (February 26, 1738 – April 4, 1803) was a United States Representative from Massachusetts. Born in Pembroke in the Province of Massachusetts Bay, to Reverend Thomas Smith[1] and Judith Miller Smith.[2] Smith graduated from Harvard College in 1774, studied law, was admitted to the bar and practiced.

For other people with the same name, see Josiah Smith (disambiguation).
Josiah Smith
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Massachusetts's 6th district
In office
March 4, 1801 – March 3, 1803
Preceded byJohn Reed Sr.
Succeeded bySamuel Taggart
Member of the Massachusetts Senate
In office
1792-1794
1797
Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives
In office
1789-1790
Personal details
Born(1738-02-26)February 26, 1738
Pembroke, Province of Massachusetts Bay, British America
DiedApril 4, 1803(1803-04-04) (aged 65)
Pembroke, Massachusetts, U.S.
Resting placePembroke Cemetery
Political partyDemocratic-Republican
ChildrenAlbert Smith
Alma materHarvard College, 1774
ProfessionAttorney

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[1][2] in New York, he died in Pembroke.[1] Smith was interred in Center Cemetery, Pembroke, Massachusetts.

Footnotes
  1. Hurd, Duane Hamilton (1884), History of Plymouth County, Massachusetts: with Biographical Sketches of its Pioneers and Prominent Men, Philadelphia, PA: J.W. Lewis & CO., p. 237
  2. Proctor, Karen Cross (2008), Pembroke, Mount Pleasant, SC: Arcadia Publishing, p. 123
U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by
John Reed, Sr.		 Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Massachusetts's 6th congressional district
March 4, 1801 – March 3, 1803		 Succeeded by
Samuel Taggart



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