Albert Smith (Maine politician)

Albert Smith
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Maine's 2nd district
In office March 4, 1839 – March 3, 1841
Preceded by	Francis Ormand Jonathan Smith
Succeeded by	William P. Fessenden
Member of the Maine House of Representatives
In office 1820
Personal details
Born	(1793-01-03)January 3, 1793 Hanover, Massachusetts, U.S.
Died	May 29, 1867(1867-05-29) (aged 74) Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
Resting place	Mount Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Spouse	Roxy Chaddock
Alma mater	Brown University
Profession	Politician, lawyer

Albert Smith (January 3, 1793 – May 29, 1867) was a U.S. Representative from Maine.

Born in Hanover, Massachusetts, Smith attended the common schools and was graduated from Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island, in 1813. He studied law, was admitted to the bar, and commenced practice in Portland, Maine, in 1817. He served as member of the Maine House of Representatives in 1820. He was United States Marshal for the district of Maine 1830–1838.

Smith was elected as a Democrat to the Twenty-sixth Congress (March 4, 1839 – March 3, 1841). He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1840 to the Twenty-seventh Congress. He died in Boston, Massachusetts, on May 29, 1867. He was interred in Mount Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge, Massachusetts.

References

• United States Congress. "Albert Smith (id: S000513)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.

External links

• "Albert Smith". Find a Grave. Retrieved September 3, 2010.
•  This article incorporates public domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress