- William Smith (Maryland)
William Smith (
April 12 ,1728 –March 27 ,1814 ) was an American politician and representative of the fourth congressional district ofMaryland in theUnited States House of Representatives .Smith was born in Donegal Township of
Lancaster County, Pennsylvania . He moved toBaltimore, Maryland , in 1761, and was appointed a member of thecommittee of correspondence in 1774, and a member of thecommittee of observation in 1775. Smith was also one of a committee appointed by theContinental Congress to constitute a naval board in 1777.Smith was chosen as a
Maryland delegate to the Continental Congress in 1777. He subsequently pursued a career as a merchant, and then was elected to theFirst United States Congress , fromMarch 4 ,1789 , untilMarch 3 ,1791 . Smith was the First Auditor of the United States Treasury fromJuly 16 ,1791 toNovember 27 ,1791 . He returned to local politics to be elected to theMaryland Senate in 1801. Smith died in Baltimore and was interred in the Old Westminster Graveyard.Smith's daughter Mary was married to Gen.
Otho Holland Williams , founder ofWilliamsport, Maryland . Williams served in the Revolutionary War as Deputy Adjutant General to both Gens.Horatio Gates andNathanael Greene .References
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