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History and Government—Congressional Biographies—New JerseyHezekiah Bradley SMITH
(1816-1887)
SMITH, Hezekiah Bradley, a
Representative from New Jersey; born in Bridgewater, Windsor
County, Vt., July 24, 1816; attended the common schools; learned
the trade of cabinetmaker; settled in Lowell, Mass., about 1840 and
engaged in the manufacture of woodworking machinery; took out more
than forty patents for original inventions; moved to Smithville,
Burlington County, N.J., in 1865 and continued the manufacture of
wood-working machinery; also manufactured the Star bicycle; made
the first steam-driven vehicle operated in New Jersey; elected as a
Democrat to the Forty-sixth Congress (March 4, 1879-March 3, 1881);
unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1880 to the Forty-seventh
Congress; resumed his former business activities; member of the
State senate 1883-1885; died in Smithville, N.J., November 3, 1887;
interment in the Pine Street Cemetery, Mount Holly, Burlington
County, N.J.
Source: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1771-Present
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