John Cotton Smith
John Cotton Smith | |
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Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Connecticut's At-large district |
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In office November 17, 1800 – August 1806 |
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Preceded by | Roger Griswold |
Succeeded by | James Davenport |
7th Lieutenant Governor of Connecticut | |
In office May 9, 1811 – May 13, 1813 |
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Governor | Roger Griswold |
Preceded by | Roger Griswold |
Succeeded by | Chauncey Goodrich |
23rd Governor of Connecticut | |
In office October 25, 1812 – May 8, 1817 |
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Lieutenant | Chauncey Goodrich |
Preceded by | Roger Griswold |
Succeeded by | Oliver Wolcott, Jr. |
Personal details | |
Born | Sharon, Connecticut, U.S. |
February 12, 1765
Died | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. Sharon, Connecticut, U.S. |
Citizenship | United States |
Political party | Federalist |
Spouse(s) | Margaret Evertson Smith |
Parents | Cotton Mather Smith |
Alma mater | Yale College |
Occupation | Lawyer, Judge, Politician |
Signature | John Cotton Smith's signature |
John Cotton Smith (February 12, 1765 – December 7, 1845) was a nineteenth-century lawyer, judge and politician from Connecticut. He served as a member of the United States House of Representatives, as the 7th Lieutenant Governor of Connecticut and as the 23rd Governor of Connecticut.
Biography
Smith was born in Sharon, Connecticut, the son of Cotton Mather Smith, a Puritan minister who moved from Massachusetts to Connecticut. Smith completed preparatory studies and graduated from Yale College in 1783. After graduation, he studied law and was admitted to the bar. He began the practice of law in Sharon in 1787.[1] Smith married Margaret Evertson and they had one son together.[2]
He entered politics as a member of the Connecticut House of Representatives in 1793. He served in the State House in 1793, 1796 and 1800. In 1800 he served as speaker of that body.[3]
Smith was elected as a Federalist candidate to the Sixth Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Jonathan Brace. He was reelected to the Seventh, Eighth and Ninth Congresses, serving from November 17, 1800 until his resignation in August 1806.[4] Smith was chairman of the Committee on Claims in the Seventh through Ninth Congresses.[5]
After serving in Congress, Smith served as an associate judge of the Superior Court and Supreme Court of Errors from 1809 to 1811.[6][7] He served as the 7th Lieutenant Governor of Connecticut from 1811 to 1812.[8] He was the 22nd Governor of Connecticut from October 25, 1812 to May 8, 1817.[9] Smith was an unsuccessful candidate for Governor on the Federalist ticket in 1817. He was the last Federalist Governor of Connecticut.[10]
Smith retired from politics but remained involved in academic and religious organizations. He was a member of the Massachusetts Historical Society, the Connecticut Historical Society,[11][12] and was elected a member of the American Antiquarian Society in 1813.[13] He served as president of the American Bible Society from 1831 until his death in 1845.[14] Smith died on December 7, 1845 in Sharon. He is interred in Hillside Cemetery.[15]
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- Biographical Directory of the United States Congress: SMITH, John Cotton, (1765 - 1845)
- Biographical Sketch of John Cotton Smith
- Find A Grave: John Cotton Smith
- National Governors Association: Connecticut Governor John Cotton Smith
- Connecticut State Library: John Cotton Smith
- Govtrack.us: Rep. John Cotton Smith
- The Political Graveyard: Smith, John Cotton (1765-1845)
United States House of Representatives | ||
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Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Connecticut's at-large congressional district 1800–1806 |
Succeeded by Theodore Dwight |
Political offices | ||
Preceded by | Lieutenant Governor of Connecticut 1811–1813 |
Succeeded by Chauncey Goodrich |
Preceded by | Governor of Connecticut 1812–1817 |
Succeeded by Oliver Wolcott, Jr. |
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- 1765 births
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- Members of the Connecticut General Assembly Council of Assistants (1662–1818)
- Members of the United States House of Representatives from Connecticut
- People from Sharon, Connecticut
- Connecticut Federalists
- Governors of Connecticut
- Yale University alumni
- Speakers of the Connecticut House of Representatives
- Federalist Party state governors of the United States
- Federalist Party members of the United States House of Representatives
- Members of the American Antiquarian Society