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His son [[Richard M. Smith]] spent a one-year term as a Democratic member of the Wisconsin State Assembly in 1856.<ref>{{cite news|title=Richard M. Smith|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/21905462/richard_m_smith_18281888/|newspaper=Chicago Tribune|date=May 25, 1888|page=3|via = [[Newspapers.com]]|accessdate = July 16, 2018}} {{Open access}}</ref> Another son, [[John Montgomery Smith]], also served in the Wisconsin State Assembly in 1892.<ref>[http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/smith9.html#SA90ZNWIY Biodata]. Politicalgraveyard.com. Retrieved on January 22, 2016.</ref> Smith died on August 22, 1868 |
His son [[Richard M. Smith]] spent a one-year term as a Democratic member of the Wisconsin State Assembly in 1856.<ref>{{cite news|title=Richard M. Smith|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/21905462/richard_m_smith_18281888/|newspaper=Chicago Tribune|date=May 25, 1888|page=3|via = [[Newspapers.com]]|accessdate = July 16, 2018}} {{Open access}}</ref> Another son, [[John Montgomery Smith]], also served in the Wisconsin State Assembly in 1892.<ref>[http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/smith9.html#SA90ZNWIY Biodata]. Politicalgraveyard.com. Retrieved on January 22, 2016.</ref> Smith died on August 22, 1868<ref>{{cite news|title=Hon. William R. Smith|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/19575515/william_rudolph_smith_17871868/|newspaper=The Daily Milwaukee News|date=August 26, 1868|page=4|via = [[Newspapers.com]]|accessdate = April 26, 2018}} {{Open access}}</ref> and is interred at Graceland Cemetery in Mineral Point.<ref>{{cite web |title=Gen William Rudolph Smith |url=https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/120426765/william-rudolph-smith |website=www.findagrave.com |accessdate=3 November 2019}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 12:29, 3 November 2019
William Rudolph Smith (August 31, 1787 – August 22, 1868) was an American politician from Pennsylvania who served in the states of Pennsylvania and Wisconsin.
Early life
Smith was born on August 31, 1787, in Trappe, Pennsylvania. His father was William Smith, the first provost of the College of Philadelphia.[1] He served as a colonel in the United States Army during the War of 1812.[2] He moved to Mineral Point, Wisconsin, in 1837.[1]
Career
Smith served in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives and the Pennsylvania State Senate. After moving, he was a delegate to the first Wisconsin Constitutional Convention in 1846. Later, he served as the Attorney General of Wisconsin from 1856 to 1858.
Legacy
His son Richard M. Smith spent a one-year term as a Democratic member of the Wisconsin State Assembly in 1856.[3] Another son, John Montgomery Smith, also served in the Wisconsin State Assembly in 1892.[4] Smith died on August 22, 1868[5] and is interred at Graceland Cemetery in Mineral Point.[6]
See also
References
- ^ a b "Death of Gen. Wm. R. Smith". Semi-Weekly Wisconsin. August 29, 1868. p. 2. Retrieved April 27, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Wisconsin Historical Society-William Rudolph Smith. Wisconsinhistory.org. Retrieved on January 22, 2016.
- ^ "Richard M. Smith". Chicago Tribune. May 25, 1888. p. 3. Retrieved July 16, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Biodata. Politicalgraveyard.com. Retrieved on January 22, 2016.
- ^ "Hon. William R. Smith". The Daily Milwaukee News. August 26, 1868. p. 4. Retrieved April 26, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Gen William Rudolph Smith". www.findagrave.com. Retrieved November 3, 2019.
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- 1787 births
- 1868 deaths
- People from Trappe, Pennsylvania
- American people of the War of 1812
- Wisconsin Attorneys General
- Pennsylvania state senators
- Members of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives
- United States Army officers
- United States Army soldiers
- People from Mineral Point, Wisconsin
- 19th-century American politicians