Samuel Smith (Maryland)
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| President pro tempore of the United States Senate | |
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In office May 15, 1828 – December 11, 1831 |
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| Preceded by | Nathaniel Macon |
| Succeeded by | Littleton W. Tazewell |
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In office December 2, 1805 – November 6, 1808 |
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| Preceded by | Joseph Anderson |
| Succeeded by | Stephen R. Bradley |
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United States Senator from Maryland |
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In office December 17, 1822 – March 3, 1833 |
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| Preceded by | William Pinkney |
| Succeeded by | Joseph Kent |
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In office March 4, 1803 – March 4, 1815 |
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| Preceded by | John E. Howard |
| Succeeded by | Robert G. Harper |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Maryland's 5th district |
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In office January 31, 1816 – December 17, 1822 |
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| Preceded by | Nicholas Ruxton Moore |
| Succeeded by | Isaac McKim |
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In office March 4, 1793 – March 3, 1803 |
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| Preceded by | William Vans Murray |
| Succeeded by | Nicholas Ruxton Moore |
| Member of the Maryland House of Delegates | |
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In office 1790–1792 |
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| Personal details | |
| Born | July 27, 1752 Carlisle, Province of Pennsylvania, British America |
| Died | April 22, 1839 (aged 86) Baltimore, Maryland, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic-Republican, Democrat |
| Profession | Politician, Merchant |
| Signature | _(signature).jpg) |
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| Allegiance |
 United States of America
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| Service/branch |
 Continental Army Maryland Militia
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| Rank | Major General |
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American Revolutionary War Whiskey Rebellion War of 1812 |
Samuel Smith (July 27, 1752 – April 22, 1839) was a United States Senator and Representative from Maryland, a mayor of Baltimore, Maryland, and a general in the Maryland militia. He was the brother of cabinet secretary Robert Smith.
Born in Carlisle, Pennsylvania, Smith moved with his family to Baltimore, Maryland, in 1759. He attended a private academy, and engaged in mercantile pursuits until the American Revolutionary War, at which time he served as captain, major, and lieutenant colonel in the Continental Army. Prior to the war, as a young captain, he was sent to Annapolis to arrest Governor Eden and seize his papers.
On September 23 with Philadelphia on the verge of capture, Washington sent Smith, then a Lieutenant Colonel of the 4th Maryland Regiment with a detachment of Continentals into the fort on Mud Island on the Delaware River. Smith's force numbered 200 soldiers plus Major Robert Ballard of Virginia, Major Simeon Thayer of Rhode Island, and Captain Samuel Treat of the Continental Artillery. However, another account stated that Thayer did not reach Fort Mifflin until October 19. With the British army closing in on Philadelphia, the small force had to reach Fort Mifflin by a circuitous route. On the last leg of their journey, reinforcements for Mud Island had to be ferried across the Delaware from Red Bank, New Jersey under the protection of the Pennsylvania Navy river flotilla commanded by John Hazelwood. The fort was eventually overwhelmed by weeks of British bombardment and was abandoned. After the war, Smith engaged in the shipping business.
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