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History and Government—Congressional Biographies—TennesseeWilliam Jay SMITH
(1823-1913)
SMITH, William Jay, a
Representative from Tennessee; born in Birmingham, England,
September 24, 1823; immigrated to the United States and settled in
Orange County, N.Y.; attended the common schools; learned the
printing trade; moved to Tennessee in 1846; during the Mexican War,
in 1847, served in a regiment from that State; moved to Hardeman
County, Tenn., and engaged in horticulture; during the Civil War
served in the Union Army 1861-1865; delegate to the State
constitutional convention in 1865; member of the State house of
representatives, 1865-1867; served in the State senate, 1867-1869
and 1885-1887; surveyor of the port of Memphis, Tenn., 1871-1883;
elected as a Republican to the Forty-first Congress (March 4,
1869-March 3, 1871); unsuccessful candidate for reelection; engaged
in the real estate business and in banking; delegate to the
Republican National Convention in 1876; died in Memphis, Tenn.,
November 29, 1913; interment in Elmwood Cemetery.
Source: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1771-Present
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