John Quincy Smith
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio's 3rd district |
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In office March 4, 1873 – March 3, 1875 |
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| Preceded by | Lewis D. Campbell |
| Succeeded by | John S. Savage |
| Commissioner of Indian Affairs | |
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In office November 12, 1875 – September 27, 1877 |
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| Preceded by | Edward Parmelee Smith |
| Succeeded by | Ezra A. Hayt |
| Member of the Ohio Senate from the 5th district |
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In office January 2, 1860 – January 5, 1862 |
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| Preceded by | James J. Winans |
| Succeeded by | Mills Gardner |
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In office January 1, 1872 – January 4, 1874 |
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| Preceded by | Moses D. Gatch |
| Succeeded by | Samuel N. Yeoman |
| Member of the Ohio House of Representatives from the Clinton County district |
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In office January 6, 1862 – January 3, 1864 |
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| Preceded by | Bebee Truesdale |
| Succeeded by | Stephen Evans |
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November 5, 1824 Waynesville, Ohio |
| Died | December 30, 1901 (aged 77) Clinton County, Ohio |
| Resting place | Miami Cemetery, Waynesville |
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Republican Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Lydia Emeline Evans |
| Children | six |
| Alma mater | Miami University |
John Quincy Smith (November 5, 1824 – December 30, 1901) was a farmer, politician and legislator from Ohio, USA.
John Q. Smith was born to Thomas Edward Smith (1783–1841) and Mary Kennedy Whitehill (1788–1849), natives of Virginia, on their Warren County, Ohio, farm near Waynesville. A voracious reader, his early schooling was limited because of his duties on the family farm, but his father believed in the advantages of an education, so that John Quincy was able to spend a short time at Miami University.
In July 1852, Smith married Lydia Emeline Evans, a native of Warren county. They had six children, one of whom died in childhood. In 1854, he relocated his young family to Clinton County, Ohio.
He was elected to the Ohio Senate in 1859 as a Republican. In Columbus, during the legislative sessions, Smith's roommate was James A. Garfield, who was just starting out on his public career, and other intimate acquaintances were John Sherman and Ulysses S. Grant. In 1861, he was elected to the Ohio House of Representatives and served two years. In 1870, he was elected as a member of the Ohio State Board of Equalization. He was again elected State Senator in 1871.
In 1872, Smith was elected to Congress from Ohio's Third Congressional District. In 1874, he was renominated for Congress, but defeated by John S. Savage.
Smith was appointed Commissioner of Indian Affairs in the Grant Administration on December 11, 1875. His administration saw several controversies, including the Great Sioux War of 1876-77 (including the Battle of the Little Bighorn), the removal of the Ponca Indians to Indian Territory and charges of corruption against his chief clerk, Samuel Galpin. He was removed from office on September 27, 1877.
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