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.

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
Member of the Massachusetts Senate
In office 1792-1794 1797
Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives
In office 1789-1790
Personal details
Born	February 26, 1738 Pembroke, Province of Massachusetts Bay, British America
Died	April 4, 1803 (aged 65) Pembroke, Massachusetts, U.S.
Resting place	Pembroke Cemetery
Political party	Democratic-Republican
Children	Albert Smith
Alma mater	Harvard College, 1774
Profession	Attorney

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.

External links

• Josiah Smith at Find a Grave

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