Noah Smith

Noah Smith (born August 21, 1800 in Wakefield , Massachusetts , † 1868 ) was an American lawyer and politician who was Secretary of State of Maine from 1858 to 1860 .

Life

Noah Smith was born to Noah Smith and Mary Sweetser.

In 1830, Smith and his family moved to Calais , Maine. He was involved in politics and became a member of the Whig Party in the Maine House of Representatives . He became its speaker in 1854. He was Secretary of State of Maine from 1858 to 1860.

When Hannibal Hamlin , a friend of Smith's, was elected Vice President of the United States , Smith succeeded him and became Secretary of the United States Senate.

Smith married Hannah Draper Wheaton (1800–1849). He had seven children with her.

Noah Smith died in 1868. His grave is in Calais Cemetery, Calais.

Individual evidence

^ ^A ^b Noah Smith 1800-1868 - Ancestry. In: ancestry.com. Retrieved September 27, 2015 .
↑ ^a ^b Thomas J. Shimeld: Walter B. Gibson and The Shadow . McFarland, 2003, ISBN 978-0-7864-2361-3 ( books.google.com ).
^ Speakers of the Maine House of Representatives, 1820 - | Maine State Legislature. In: maine.gov. legislature.maine.gov, accessed September 27, 2015 .

Web links

Noah Smith in the database of Find a Grave (English)

personal data
SURNAME	Smith, Noah
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	American lawyer and politician
DATE OF BIRTH	August 21, 1800
PLACE OF BIRTH	Wakefield , Massachusetts
DATE OF DEATH	1868

[Anc-1] A ^b Noah Smith 1800-1868 - Ancestry. In: ancestry.com. Retrieved September 27, 2015 .

[book-2] Thomas J. Shimeld: Walter B. Gibson and The Shadow . McFarland, 2003, ISBN 978-0-7864-2361-3 ( books.google.com ).

[3] Speakers of the Maine House of Representatives, 1820 - | Maine State Legislature. In: maine.gov. legislature.maine.gov, accessed September 27, 2015 .