John Smith (abt. 1735 - 1824)

Born about 1735 in Virginia or Ohio

Husband of Elizabeth (Mason) Smith — married 1795 in Ohio, United States

Died 30 Jul 1824 at about age 89 in St. Francisville, Louisiana, USA

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Preceded by Office established at Statehood March 1, 1803

John Smith US Senator (Class 1) from Ohio[1] 1803—1808

Succeeded by Return J. Meigs Jr.

Biography

John Smith is Notable.

U.S. Senator. Born in either Virginia or Ohio, he was a Baptist Minister in various Baptist congregations in Virginia and Ohio by 1790. He was a member of the Ohio Northwest Territorial Legislature, (1799-1803) and upon the admission of Ohio as a State into the Union, he was elected as a Democratic Republican to the United States Senate, serving (1803-08). Due to charges of alleged complicity in Vice President Aaron Burr’s treason case, he reluctantly resigned from the US Senate. He died at age 88 in St. Francisville, Louisiana, but his final burial site has become lost to history. Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith

Clergyman, merchant and U.S. senator.^[2]

Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774-2005

Name: John Smith Birth Date: 1735 Residence Place: Ohio, USA Death Date: 30 Jul 1824 Elected Office(s): Senator Biography: a Senator from Ohio; born in either Virginia or Ohio around 1735; prepared for the ministry, and was pastor in various Baptist congregations in Virginia and Ohio by 1790; member of the Northwest Territorial legislature 1799-1803; upon the admission of Ohio as a State into the Union was elected as a Democratic Republican to the United States Senate and served from April 1, 1803, to April 25, 1808, when he resigned; died in St. Francisville, Louisiana, July 30, 1824.|Bibliography: American National Biography; Dictionary of American Biography; Wilhelmy, Robert W. Senator John Smith and the Aaron Burr Conspiracy. Cincinnati Historical Society Bulletin 28 (Spring 1970): 39-60.

U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970

Name: John Smith Birth Place: Middlesex, Virginia SAR Membership: 7805 Role: Ancestor Father: John Smith Mother: Mary Warner Spouse: Mary Jaquelin Children: Animas Bull

Will

Louisiana, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1756-1984 Name: John Smith Probate Date: 9 Dec 1824 Probate Place: Orleans, Louisiana, USA Inferred Death Year: Abt 1824 Inferred Death Place: Louisiana, USA Case Number: 37 Item Description: Probate Cases, No 1-99, 1823 Table of Contents 11 images Cover Page 1 Order Papers 2 Account Papers 3 – 6 Petition Papers 7 – 10 Miscellaneous 11

Burial

Global, Find a Grave Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current Name: John Smith Birth Date: 1735 Birth Place: United States of America Death Date: 30 Jul 1824 Death Place: Saint Francisville, West Feliciana Parish, Louisiana, United States of America

BURIAL Body lost or destroyed, Other

Sources

1. ↑ Resigned, vacant April 25, 1808 – December 12, 1808 when successor elected.
2. ↑ Dictionary of American biography by American Council of Learned Societies, Published 1943. Vol 17 page 296

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