Jeremiah Smith

Infobox Officeholder
name = Jeremiah Smith


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office=Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New Hampshire's At-large district (Seat 1)
term_start=March 4, 1791
term_end=July 26, 1797
predecessor=Abiel Foster
successor=Peleg Sprague
order2=9th
office2=Governor of New Hampshire
term_start2=June 8, 1809
term_end2=June 5, 1810
predecessor2=John Langdon
successor2=John Langdon
date of birth=birth date|1759|11|29|mf=y
place of birth=Peterborough, Province of New Hampshire
dead = dead
date of death=death date and age|1842|9|21|1759|11|29
place of death=Dover, New Hampshire
residence=Exeter
spouse=Elizabeth Ross, Elizabeth Hale (married twice)
profession=Attorney
religion=Presbyterian
alma_mater=Harvard University, Rutgers College
party=Federalist
otherparty=Pro-Administration (until 1795)

Jeremiah Smith (November 29, 1759–September 21, 1842) was an American lawyer, jurist and politician from Exeter, New Hampshire. Born in 1759 in Peterborough, New Hampshire, he represented New Hampshire in the U.S. House and served as Governor of New Hampshire in 1809 and 1810. Smith defeated Governor John Langdon by only 319 votes. However, Langdon defeated Smith in the following election. Smith died in 1842 in Dover, New Hampshire, and is buried at the Winter Street Cemetery in Exeter, New Hampshire.

External links

* [http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=S000563 Smith's Congressional biography]

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