Josiah Smith
| Josiah Smith | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Massachusetts's 6th district |
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In office March 4, 1801 – March 3, 1803 |
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| Preceded by | John Reed Sr. |
| Succeeded by | Samuel Taggart |
| Member of the Massachusetts Senate | |
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In office 1792-1794 1797 |
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| Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives | |
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In office 1789-1790 |
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| Born | February 26, 1738 Pembroke, Massachusetts |
| Died | April 4, 1803 (aged 65) Pembroke, Massachusetts |
| Resting place | Pembroke Cemetery |
| Political party | Democratic-Republican |
| Children | Albert Smith |
| Alma mater | Harvard College, 1774 |
| Profession | Attorney |
Josiah Smith (February 26, 1738 – April 4, 1803) was a United States Representative from Massachusetts. Born in Pembroke, to Reverend Thomas Smith and Judith Miller Smith. Smith graduated from Harvard College in 1774, studied law, was admitted to the bar and practiced.
Smith was a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives in 1789 and 1790 and served in the Massachusetts State Senate from 1792 to 1794 and in 1797. He was State treasurer in 1797,
Smith was elected as a Democratic-Republican to the Seventh Congress, serving from March 4, 1801 to March 3, 1803. He was not a candidate for renomination in 1802.
On his way home from Washington, Smith contracted smallpox in New York, he died in Pembroke. Smith was interred in Center Cemetery, Pembroke, Massachusetts.
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