Jedediah K. Smith
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Jedediah Kilburn Smith was a U.S. Representative
from New Hampshire
.
Born in Amherst, New Hampshire
, Smith completed preparatory studies, then studied law. He was admitted to the bar
and commenced practice at Amherst in 1800. He served as member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives
in 1803, and served as member of the New Hampshire Senate
, 1804–1806 and 1809.
Smith was elected as a Democratic-Republican to the Tenth
Congress (March 4, 1807-March 3, 1809). He was an unsuccessful candidate for the United States Senate
in 1810. He was a Councilor, 1810–1815, and was Postmaster at Amherst from May 19, 1819 until his successor was appointed on March 15, 1826. He served as associate justice of the court of common pleas, 1816–1821, and of the court of sessions, 1821-1823. He was chief justice of the court of sessions, 1823-1825.
He died in Amherst on December 17, 1828.
United States House of Representatives
The United States House of Representatives is one of the two Houses of the United States Congress, the bicameral legislature which also includes the Senate.The composition and powers of the House are established in Article One of the Constitution...
from New Hampshire
New Hampshire
New Hampshire is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. The state was named after the southern English county of Hampshire. It is bordered by Massachusetts to the south, Vermont to the west, Maine and the Atlantic Ocean to the east, and the Canadian...
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Born in Amherst, New Hampshire
Amherst, New Hampshire
Amherst is a town in Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 11,201 at the 2010 census. Amherst is home to Ponemah Bog Wildlife Sanctuary, Hodgman State Forest, the Joe English Reservation and Baboosic Lake....
, Smith completed preparatory studies, then studied law. He was admitted to the bar
Admission to the bar in the United States
In the United States, admission to the bar is the granting of permission by a particular court system to a lawyer to practice law in that system. Each U.S. state and similar jurisdiction has its own court system and sets its own rules for bar admission , which can lead to different admission...
and commenced practice at Amherst in 1800. He served as member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives
New Hampshire House of Representatives
The New Hampshire House of Representatives is the lower house in the New Hampshire General Court. The House of Representatives consists of 400 members coming from 103 districts across the state, created from divisions of the state's counties. On average, each legislator represents about 3,300...
in 1803, and served as member of the New Hampshire Senate
New Hampshire Senate
The New Hampshire Senate has been meeting since 1784. It is the upper house of the New Hampshire General Court. It consists of 24 members representing Senate districts based on population...
, 1804–1806 and 1809.
Smith was elected as a Democratic-Republican to the Tenth
10th United States Congress
- House of Representatives :- Senate :*President: George Clinton *President pro tempore: Samuel Smith , elected April 16, 1808** Stephen R. Bradley , elected December 28, 1808** John Milledge , elected January 30, 1809...
Congress (March 4, 1807-March 3, 1809). He was an unsuccessful candidate for the United States Senate
United States Senate
The United States Senate is the upper house of the bicameral legislature of the United States, and together with the United States House of Representatives comprises the United States Congress. The composition and powers of the Senate are established in Article One of the U.S. Constitution. Each...
in 1810. He was a Councilor, 1810–1815, and was Postmaster at Amherst from May 19, 1819 until his successor was appointed on March 15, 1826. He served as associate justice of the court of common pleas, 1816–1821, and of the court of sessions, 1821-1823. He was chief justice of the court of sessions, 1823-1825.
He died in Amherst on December 17, 1828.