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New York State Library
SMITH, John
1752–1816
Biography
SMITH, John, a Representative and a Senator from New York; born in Mastic, Long Island, N.Y., February 12, 1752; completed preparatory studies; member, State assembly 1784-1799; delegate to the State convention which adopted the Federal Constitution in 1788; elected to the Sixth Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Jonathan N. Havens; reelected to the Seventh and Eighth Congresses and served from February 6, 1800, until his resignation, effective February 23, 1804; elected as a Democratic Republican on February 4, 1804, to the United States Senate to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of De Witt Clinton; reelected, and served from February 23, 1804, to March 3, 1813; United States marshal for the district of New York 1813-1815; major general of the New York Militia at the time of his death in Mastic, Long Island, N.Y., August 12, 1816; interment in the family cemetery on Smiths Point, N.Y.
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Brooklyn Historical Society
Brooklyn, NY
Papers:
2 broadsides (April 21, 1800; April 14, 1804) and a military appointment (February 22, 1809).
Library of Congress
Manuscript Division
Washington, DC
Papers:
1780-1812. 15 items. Photocopies of originals in the Manor of St. George Museum.
Manor of St. George Museum
Mastic, NY
Papers:
In Tangier Smith family papers, ca.1658-ca.1954. 21 feet. Finding aid.
Museum of the City of New York
New York, NY
Papers:
1788-1800. 6 items. Receipts.
New-York Historical Society
New York, NY
Papers:
1782-1839. 70 items. Correspondence, military papers, will, and inventory.
New York State Library
Manuscripts and Special Collections
Albany, NY
Papers:
1779, 1785. 2 letters.
Smithtown Library
Smithtown, NY
Papers:
Letters to Mills Phillips with comments on national political affairs in miscellaneous collections of the Mount and Phillips families, 1741-1882.
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