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History and Government—Congressional Biographies—IndianaThomas SMITH
(1799-1876)
SMITH, Thomas, a
Representative from Indiana; born in Fayette County, Pa., May 1,
1799; moved to Rising Sun, Ind., in 1818; learned the trade of
tanner; moved to Versailles, Ind., in 1821 and established a
tanyard; became a colonel in the militia; member of the State house
of representatives in 1829, 1830, and 1833-1836; served in the
State senate 1836-1839; elected as a Democrat to the Twenty-sixth
Congress (March 4, 1839-March 3, 1841); unsuccessful candidate for
election in 1840 to the Twenty-seventh Congress; elected to the
Twenty-eighth and Twenty-ninth Congresses (March 4, 1843-March 3,
1847); was not a candidate for renomination in 1846; delegate to
the State constitutional convention in 1850; died in Versailles,
Ripley County, Ind., April 12, 1876; interment in Cliff Hill
Cemetery.
Source: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1771-Present
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