Smith, Uriah – Smith, William J
Smith, Uriah
author, poet, was born in 1832 in New Hampshire. He is a seventh day adventist writer of Battle Creek, Mich.; and the author of Looking Unto Jesus; Here and Hereafter; The Destiny of the Wicked; Nature and Destiny of Man; A Word for the Sabbath, in verse; The United States in the Light of Prophecy; Daniel and the Revelation; The Sure Foundation; and Scripture Pathways Cleared of Stumbling Stones.
Smith, William
clergyman, author, was born in 1721 in Scotland. He was an episcopal clergyman of Philadelphia who came to America from Scotland in 1751, and in 1754 was made first provost of the university of Pennsylvania. A General Idea of the College of Mirania first brought him to the knowledge of Franklin, who was then laying plans for the university. He was author, also, of Brief Account of the Province of Pennsylvania; Sermons; and Discourses on Public Occasions. He died May 14, 1803, in Philadelphia, Pa.
Smith, William
lawyer, jurist, author, was born June 28, 1728, in New York city. He was a jurist of New York city; was a loyalist during the revolution; and in 1786 was appointed chief justice of Canada. He was the author of History of the Province of New York from Its Discovery to 1732. He died Nov. 3, 1793, in Quebec, Canada.
Smith, William
congressman, was born in 1730 in Baltimore, Md. He was a delegate to the continental congress from Maryland from 1777 to 1778; and was a representative in congress from 1789 to 1791. He was then appointed auditor of the treasury. He died March 27, 1814, in Baltimore, Md.
Smith, William
educator, author.
In 1754 he was elected the first provost of the college of Philadelphia, serving unt 1779. He was the author of A Brief Account of Philadelphia; Discourses on Public Occasions; and a collection of sermons.
Smith, William
clergyman, educator, author, was born in 1754 in Scotland. He was an episcopal clergyman of Newport, R. I., and elsewhere; and of some note as an educator in his day. He was the author of Essays on the Christian Ministry. He died in 1821.
Smith, William
lawyer, jurist, state legislator, United States senator, was born in 1762 in North Carolina. He was a senator in congress from South Carolina from 1816 to 1823, and again from 1826 to 1831, officiating on two occasions as president pro tem. of the senate. In 1837 he received the electoral vote of Virginia for vice-president of the United States.
He served in the legislature of South Carolina; was judge of the superior court of that state; and was a distinguished supporter of the doctrine of state rights.
He died June 10, 1840, in Huntsville, Ala.
Smith, William
congressman. He was a representative in congress from South Carolina from 1789 to 1799; and resigned to become United States minister to Portugal.
Smith, William
congressman, was born in Chesterfield, Va. He was a representative from that state to the nineteenth congress.
Smith, William
historian, statesman, author, was born Sept. 7, 1769, in New York. He became successively clerk of the provincial parliament, master in chancery, and in 1814 secretary of state for the colonies and a member of the executive council. He published a History of Canada from Its Discovery, in two volumes. He died Dec. 17, 1847, in Canada.
Smith, William
lawyer, state legislator, congressman, governor, was born Sept. 6, 1797, in Virginia. In 1836 he was elected to the state legislature; and was re-elected in 1840. He was a representative in congress during the term of 1842 and 1843; and in 1845 he was elected governor of Virginia for three years. In 1853 he was again elected a representative in congress, in which position he continued until the breaking out of the rebellion in 1861. He subsequently served as a brigadier-general in the Virginia army, and was wounded at Antietam. He died May 18, 1887, in Warrenton, Va.
Smith, William
naval officer, was born Jan. 9, 1803, in Washington, Ky.
He entered the United States navy as a midshipman in 1823; served in Commodore David Porter's squadron against the West Indian pirates; and became lieutenant in 1831. During the civil war he was in the frigate Congress when she was sunk by the Merrimac; became commodore in 1862; and was subsequently in command of the Pensacola naval station till 1865, when he was retired. He died May 1, 1873, in St. Louis, Mo.
Smith, William
lawyer, jurist, was born Oct. 8, 1697, in England. He graduated from Yale in 1719, served as tutor there for five years, and in 1724 returned to New York city and was admitted to the bar. His eloquence and address soon brought him into notice. He died Nov. 22, 1769, in New York city.
Smith, William Alden
lawyer, congressman, was born May 12, 1859, in Dowagiac, Mich. He was appointed page in the Michigan house of representatives in 1879; and was assistant secretary of the Michigan state senate in 1882. He was a member of the republican state central committee in 1888, 1890, and 1892.
He was the republican candidate for congress in the fifth congressional district in 1894 and elected, and was re-elected to the fifty-fifth congress as a republican.
Smith, William Alexander
agriculturist, state senator, congressman, was born Jan. 9, 1828, in North Carolina. He was a member of the secession convention of North Carolina in 1861. He was a representative in the state legislature in 1864; was a member of the constitutional convention in 1865; and was a member of the state senate in 1870. He was president of the North Carolina railroad, and of the Yadkin River railroad; and was a representative from North Carolina to the forty-third congress as a republican. on
Smith, William Andrew
clergyman, author, was born Nov. 29, 1802, in Fredericksburg, Va. He was a methodist clergyman of Virginia whose Lectures the Philosophy and Practice of Slavery are considered the ablest presentation of the pro-slavery side of the question. He took an active part in the abolitionist movement; and contributed valuable articles on that question to the leading newspapers of the United States. He died March 1, 1870, in Richmond, Va.
Smith, William E
state legislator, governor, was born in 1824, in Scotland.
He was elected a member of the Wisconsin legislature in 1851 and re-elected in 1871, when he was made speaker of the house. Besides holding many other offices, he has been twice elected governor of Wisconsin, in 1877 and 1879.
Smith, William E
soldier, lawyer, congressman, was born March 14, 1829, in Augusta, Ga. In 1850 he was made solicitor-general for the southwestern circuit. In 1861 he entered the confederate army in the fourth Georgia regiment as first lieutenant; was elected captain in 1862; and lost a leg in front of Richmond. In 1863 he was elected to the confederate house of representatives, and continued in that office during its existence. He then engaged in agricultural pursuits and cotton planting; and was elected a representative from Georgia to the forty-fourth, forty-fifth and fortysixth congresses as a democrat.
Smith, William Farrar
soldier, author, was born Feb. 17, 1824, in St.
Albans, Vt. He was a brevet major-general in the United States army; and resigned in 1867. He is the author of From Chattanooga to Petersburg under Generals Grant and Butler; and several other works. He has always been prominently identified with army affairs; has filled numerous public positions of honor in Wilmington, Del.; and has contributed extensively to the leading newspapers and magazines of the United States.
Smith, William H
lawyer, jurist, state legislator, governor, was born April 9, 1826, in Georgia. He moved to Alabama; and was twice elected to the legislature. He was a presidential elector in 1856; was appointed a circuit judge of the state; and in 1868 was elected governor of Alabama for the term of two years.
Smith, William Harrison
college president, was born May 10, 1848, in Furnace, Va. He is president of the Virginia Polytechnic institute of New Market, Va.
Smith, William Henry
journalist, author, was born in 1833 in Ohio. He was a journalist of Cincinnati; and subsequently collector of Chicago. He was the author of The St. Clair Papers; and Political History of the United States. He died in 1896.
Smith, William J
soldier, agriculturist, state senator, congressman, was born Sept. 24, 1823, in Birmingham, England. He devoted himself to agricultural pursuits; and during the rebellion was persecuted and arrested on account of his devotion to the union cause. He enlisted in the volunteer army as a private, and rose to the rank of brevet brigadier-general. H e He was a member of the convention to reorganize the state government in Tennessee; was subsequently elected to the state legislature; and in 1867 was elected to the state senate. In 1868 he was elected a representative from Tennessee to the forty-first congress.