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Perry Smith (May 12, 1783 – June 8, 1852) was a Connecticut lawyer and politician. He served in the Connecticut House of Representatives (1822-1823, 1835-1836) and United States Senate (1837-1843).

Biography

Smith was born in Woodbury, Litchfield County, Connecticut, on May 12, 1783, the son of John and Abigail (Lambert) Smith. He completed preparatory studies; studied law at the Litchfield Law School in 1807; was admitted to the bar and commenced the practice of law in New Milford. He married Anne Comstock who died on February 26, 1826.^[1]

Career

A member of Connecticut House of Representatives from New Milford from 1822 to 1823, Smith was made postmaster of New Milford and held that post from 1829 to 1837.^[2] He was again a state representative from 1835 to 1836, as well as judge of probate court from 1833 to 1835.^[3]

Elected as a Democrat to the United States Senate from Connecticut, Smith served from March 4, 1837 to March 3, 1843. He was chairman of the Committee on Agriculture (Twenty-fifth Congress); and was a member of the Committee on Revolutionary Claims (Twenty-sixth Congress).^[4]

Death

Smith died in New Milford on June 8, 1852 (age 69 years, 27 days). He is interred at New Milford Center Cemetery, New Milford, Connecticut,.^[5]

References

^ "Perry Smith". Litchfield Historical Society. Retrieved 13 January 2013.
^ Perry Smith. Connecticut Biographical Dictionary. January 2008. ISBN 9781878592590. Retrieved 13 January 2013.
^ "Perry Smith". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved 13 January 2013.
^ "Perry Smith". Govtrack US Congress. Retrieved 13 January 2013.
^ "Perry Smith". The Political Graveyard. Retrieved 13 January 2013.

External links

United States Congress. "Perry Smith (id: S0006000)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
Perry Smith at Find a Grave

U.S. Senate
Preceded by Gideon Tomlinson	U.S. senator (Class 3) from Connecticut 1837–1843 Served alongside: John M. Niles, Thaddeus Betts, Jabez W. Huntington	Succeeded by John M. Niles

[1] "Perry Smith". Litchfield Historical Society. Retrieved 13 January 2013.

[2] Perry Smith. Connecticut Biographical Dictionary. January 2008. ISBN 9781878592590. Retrieved 13 January 2013.

[3] "Perry Smith". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved 13 January 2013.

[4] "Perry Smith". Govtrack US Congress. Retrieved 13 January 2013.

[5] "Perry Smith". The Political Graveyard. Retrieved 13 January 2013.

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United States senators from Connecticut
Class 1	Ellsworth Hillhouse Dana Boardman Edwards Foot N. Smith Niles Betts Huntington R. S. Baldwin Toucey Dixon Buckingham Eaton Hawley Bulkeley McLean Walcott Maloney Hart R. E. Baldwin Benton Purtell T. J. Dodd Weicker Lieberman Murphy
Class 3	Johnson Sherman Mitchell Trumbull Tracy Goodrich Daggett Lanman Willey Tomlinson P. Smith Niles T. Smith Gillette Foster Ferry English Barnum Platt Brandegee Bingham Lonergan Danaher McMahon Purtell Bush Ribicoff C. Dodd Blumenthal

Chairs of the United States Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry
Agriculture (1829–1857; 1863–1881)	Marks Seymour Brown Page P. Smith Mouton Linn Upham Sturgeon Soulé Allen (abolished 1857–1863) Sherman Cameron Morton Frelinghuysen Paddock Johnston
Agriculture and Forestry (1884–1977)	Miller Palmer Paddock George Proctor Hansbrough Dolliver Warren Burnham Gore Gronna Norris McNary E. Smith Thomas Capper Thomas Ellender Aiken Ellender Talmadge
Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry (1977–)	Talmadge Helms Leahy Lugar Harkin Lugar Harkin Cochran Chambliss Harkin Lincoln Stabenow Roberts Stabenow

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