John Smith (politician, 1750)

John Smith (born May 7, 1750 in Locust Hill , Middlesex County , Colony of Virginia , † March 5, 1836 in Middletown , Virginia ) was an American politician . Between 1801 and 1815 he represented the state of Virginia in the US House of Representatives .

Career

The sources give no information about the childhood and adolescence of John Smith. In 1773 he moved to Frederick County , where he worked as a planter on the Hackwood estate . He also became a justice of the peace in his new home. In 1774 he fought in an Indian war . Smith was also a participant in the Revolutionary War . At the same time he embarked on a political career. Between 1779 and 1783 he was a member of the Virginia House of Representatives ; from 1791 to 1794 he was a member of the State Senate . Politically, he joined the Democratic Republican Party founded by Thomas Jefferson in the late 1790s .

In the 1800 congressional election , Smith was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the first constituency of Virginia , where he succeeded Robert Page on March 4, 1801 . After six re-elections, he was able to complete seven legislative terms in Congress by March 3, 1815 . During his tenure as Congressman in 1803 , the Louisiana Purchase made by President Jefferson, the United States was significantly expanded. In 1804 the twelfth amendment was ratified. In addition, the British-American War of 1812 fell during Smith's time as MP. He took an active part in this war regardless of his mandate.

After serving in the US House of Representatives, John Smith returned to farming. He died on March 5, 1836 on the Rockville estate near Middletown and was buried in the family cemetery on the Hackwood estate .

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SURNAME	Smith, John
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	American politician
DATE OF BIRTH	May 7, 1750
PLACE OF BIRTH	at Locust Hill , Virginia
DATE OF DEATH	March 5, 1836
Place of death	near Middletown , Virginia