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==Early life== |
==Early life== |
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Smith was born on August 31, 1787, in [[Trappe, Pennsylvania]]. His father was [[William Smith (Episcopal priest)|William Smith]], the first provost of the [[College of Philadelphia]]. He studied law and in 1808 was admitted to the bar and moved to [[Huntingdon, Pennsylvania]].<ref name="Obit">{{cite news|title=Death of Gen. Wm. R. Smith|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/19601574/william_rudolph_smith_17871868/|newspaper=Semi-Weekly Wisconsin|date=August 29, 1868|page=2|via = [[Newspapers.com]]|accessdate = April 27, 2018}} {{Open access}}</ref> He served as a [[Colonel (United States)|colonel]] in the [[United States Army]] during the [[War of 1812]].<ref>[http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/dictionary/index.asp?action=view&term_id=2706&term_type_id=1&term_type_text=people&letter=S Wisconsin Historical Society-William Rudolph Smith]. Wisconsinhistory.org. Retrieved on January 22, 2016.</ref> He moved to [[Mineral Point, Wisconsin]], in 1837.<ref name="Obit"/> |
Smith was born on August 31, 1787, in [[Trappe, Pennsylvania]]. His father was [[William Smith (Episcopal priest)|William Smith]], the first provost of the [[College of Philadelphia]]. He studied law and in 1808 was admitted to the bar and moved to [[Huntingdon, Pennsylvania]].<ref name="Obit">{{cite news|title=Death of Gen. Wm. R. Smith|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/19601574/william_rudolph_smith_17871868/|newspaper=Semi-Weekly Wisconsin|date=August 29, 1868|page=2|via = [[Newspapers.com]]|accessdate = April 27, 2018}} {{Open access}}</ref> He married Eliza Anthony in 1809.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Hoyt |first1=Albert Harrison |title=The New England Historical and Genealogical Register; Volume 23 1869 |date=1869 |publisher=New England Historic Geanealogical Society |page=218 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=F5yrNq-zNjgC&pg=PA218&lpg=PA218&dq=william+rudolph+smith+pennsylvania+senator&source=bl&ots=QmKy7O4yx3&sig=ACfU3U1aSmQ735fd5LV6sluI9SCQFL-_dg&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiIo_CRic7lAhWi1FkKHTaYDPAQ6AEwCHoECAcQAQ#v=onepage&q=william%20rudolph%20smith%20pennsylvania%20senator&f=false |accessdate=3 November 2019}}</ref> He served as a [[Colonel (United States)|colonel]] in the [[United States Army]] during the [[War of 1812]].<ref>[http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/dictionary/index.asp?action=view&term_id=2706&term_type_id=1&term_type_text=people&letter=S Wisconsin Historical Society-William Rudolph Smith]. Wisconsinhistory.org. Retrieved on January 22, 2016.</ref> He moved to [[Mineral Point, Wisconsin]], in 1837.<ref name="Obit"/> |
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==Career== |
==Career== |
Revision as of 12:51, 3 November 2019
William Rudolph Smith (August 31, 1787 – August 22, 1868) was an American politician from Pennsylvania who served in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives, the Pennsylvania Senate and as Attorney General of 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. He studied law and in 1808 was admitted to the bar and moved to Huntingdon, Pennsylvania.[1] He married Eliza Anthony in 1809.[2] He served as a colonel in the United States Army during the War of 1812.[3] He moved to Mineral Point, Wisconsin, in 1837.[1]
Career
Smith served in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives and the Pennsylvania Senate for the 17th district from 1821 to 1824.[4] 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.[5] Another son, John Montgomery Smith, also served in the Wisconsin State Assembly in 1892.[6] Smith died on August 22, 1868[7] and is interred at Graceland Cemetery in Mineral Point.[8]
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.
- ^ Hoyt, Albert Harrison (1869). The New England Historical and Genealogical Register; Volume 23 1869. New England Historic Geanealogical Society. p. 218. Retrieved November 3, 2019.
- ^ Wisconsin Historical Society-William Rudolph Smith. Wisconsinhistory.org. Retrieved on January 22, 2016.
- ^ "Pennsylvania State Senate - William Rudolph Smith Biography". www.legis.state.pa.us. Retrieved November 3, 2019.
- ^ "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.
External links
- 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