Worthington Curtis Smith

Worthington Curtis Smith

Worthington Curtis Smith (born April 23, 1823 in St. Albans , Vermont , † January 2, 1894 ) was an American politician . Between 1867 and 1873 he represented the third constituency of the state of Vermont in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Worthington Smith was the son of John Smith (1789-1858), who sat between 1839 and 1841 for the fourth constituency of Vermont in the US House of Representatives. The younger Smith enjoyed a good education and attended the University of Vermont at Burlington until 1843 . Smith studied law but did not practice law. Instead, he dealt with the iron trade.

During the Civil War he helped set up the first Vermont Volunteer Regiment. In contrast to his father, who was a member of the Democratic Party , Worthington Smith joined the Republicans . In 1863 he was an MP in the Vermont House of Representatives ; from 1864 to 1865 he was a member of the State Senate , of which he was President in 1865.

In 1866 he was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the Third District of Vermont . There he took over from Portus Baxter on March 4, 1867 . After he was re-elected twice, he was able to complete three terms in Congress by March 3, 1873 . During this time the impeachment proceedings against President Andrew Johnson fell , which found a majority in the House of Representatives and failed by one vote in the Senate . After serving in Congress, Smith retired from politics. He became president of St. Albans Foundry Co. Worthington Smith died on January 2, 1894 in his birthplace of St. Albans and was buried there.

Web links

• Worthington Curtis Smith in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• Worthington Curtis Smith in the database of Find a Grave (English)