- William Ephraim Smith
Infobox_Congressman
name =William Ephraim Smith
date of birth= birth date|1829|3|14|mf=y
place of birth=Augusta, Georgia
date of death= death date and age|1890|3|11|1829|3|14|mf=y
place of death=Albany, Georgia
state = Georgia
district = 2nd
term =March 4 ,1875 -March 4 ,1881
preceded =Richard H. Whiteley
succeeded =Henry Gray Turner
party = Democratic
profession = planter lawyer
spouse =
religion =William Ephraim Smith (
March 14 1829 –March 11 1890 ) was a planter, lawyer, and politician from Georgia. He was born in Augusta,Richmond County, Georgia . In 1846, he was admitted to the Georgia bar, which required a special act of the Georgia legislature due to his youth. He worked as a planter and practiced law in Albany,Dougherty County, Georgia , for most of the period 1846–1858. In 1853, he was an ordinary of Dougherty County. In 1858, Smith became the solicitor general of Georgia's southwest circuit, a post he held until 1860. The following year, theAmerican Civil War broke out, and Smith enlisted in the Fourth Georgia Volunteer Infantry of theConfederate States Army as a lieutenant. He became a captain in April 1862. In 1863, he was elected as a representative to theSecond Confederate Congress . His term as representative was cut short by the defeat of the Confederacy.In 1874, Smith was offered and declined the office of circuit judge of Georgia; that same year, he was also elected as a representative to the United States Congress. He served as a representative from
March 4 ,1875 throughMarch 4 ,1881 . After leaving office, Smith resumed the practice of law. In 1886, Smith began a term as state senator and was also President of the Georgia Democratic Convention. Smith left office in 1888 and died two years later in Albany.References
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