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History and Government—Congressional Biographies—OregonJoseph Showalter SMITH
(1824-1884)
SMITH, Joseph Showalter, a
Representative from Oregon; born in Connellsville, Fayette County,
Pa., June 20, 1824; attended the common schools; moved to Oregon
City in the spring of 1844; moved to Salem, Oreg., and taught
school; studied law and was admitted to the bar; moved to Olympia,
Wash., in 1853; was elected to the Territorial house of
representatives in 1856, and served as speaker; was appointed
United States attorney for Washington Territory by President
Buchanan March 12, 1857; returned to Salem, Oreg., in 1858 and
practiced law for twelve years; elected as a Democrat to the
Forty-first Congress (March 4, 1869-March 3, 1871); moved to
Portland, Oreg., in 1870 and resumed the practice of his
profession; unsuccessful Democratic candidate for Governor of
Oregon in 1882; died in Portland, Oreg., July 13, 1884; interment
in Riverview Cemetery.
Source: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1771-Present
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