Edward H. Smith (politician)

For other people named Edward Smith, see Edward Smith (disambiguation).
Edward H. Smith, Congressman from New York

Edward Henry Smith (May 5, 1809 – August 7, 1885) was a U.S. Representative from New York during the American Civil War.

Biography

Born in Smithtown, Long Island, New York, Smith attended private schools. He engaged in agricultural pursuits. He served as Justice of the Peace in the township of Smithtown 1833–1843, assessor 1840–1843, and supervisor 1856–1860.

Smith was elected as a Democrat to the Thirty-seventh Congress (March 4, 1861 – March 3, 1863) defeating incumbent Luther C. Carter in the election. He was not a candidate for renomination in 1862. He resumed farming in Suffolk County, New York. He died in Smithtown, New York, August 7, 1885. He was interred in St. James' Protestant Episcopal Cemetery, St. James, Long Island, New York.

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United States House of Representatives
Preceded by
Luther C. Carter		 Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from New York's 1st congressional district
1861–1863 		Succeeded by
Henry G. Stebbins

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