Background
Smith, Samuel was born on November 11, 1765 in Peterboro, New Hampshire, United States.
United States representative politician
Smith, Samuel was born on November 11, 1765 in Peterboro, New Hampshire, United States.
Born in Peterboro, New Hampshire, Smith attended Phillips Exeter Academy, Exeter, New Hampshire, and Phillips Academy, Andover, Massachusetts.
Smith engaged in mercantile pursuits and served as moderator in town meetings, 1794-1811. Elected as a Federalist to the Thirteenth Congress, Smith was United States Representative for the state of New Hampshire from March 4, 1813 – March 3, 1815. He was not a candidate for renomination in 1814 and resumed his former business pursuits.
In 1828, he engaged in the manufacture of paper and cotton goods.
Smith died in Peterborough, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, on April 25, 1842 (age 76 years, 165 days). He is interred at Village Cemetery, Peterborough, New Hampshire.
Member United States House