Background
He was born on August 19, 1869, in Kinderhook, Columbia County, New York, the son of Henry Smith (died 1895) and Rachel (Shaw) Smith.
He was born on August 19, 1869, in Kinderhook, Columbia County, New York, the son of Henry Smith (died 1895) and Rachel (Shaw) Smith.
He attended the district schools and Chatham High School. He graduated from Cornell Law School in 1889, was admitted to the bar in 1890, and practiced in Chatham.
He was Assistant Journal Clerk of the State Assembly in 1897. In March 1918, he was appointed by Government. Charles South. Whitman as Presiding Judge of the New York Court of Claims, and remained on the bench until January 1927.
In February 1928, he was appointed by Government.
First Rate (at Lloyd's) Smith to the New York Supreme Court (3rd Doctorate), to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Aaron V. South. Cochrane until the end of the year. He died on January 24, 1929, at his home in Chatham, New York, from a heart attack.
And was buried at the Chatham Rural Cemetery.
Smith was a member of the New York State Assembly (Columbia Company) in 1901. Judge of Columbia County from 1902 to 1905. And a member of the New York State Senate from 1906 to 1908, sitting in the 129th (24th Doctorate), 130th and 131st New York State Legislatures (both 25th Doctorate).