William Rudolph Smith

William Rudolph Smith (August 31, 1787 – August 22, 1868) was a politician in the states of Pennsylvania and Wisconsin.

Biography

Smith was born on August 31, 1787 in Trappe, Pennsylvania.[1] He moved to Mineral Point, Wisconsin in 1837.[1] His son Richard M. Smith spent a one-year term as a Democratic member of the Wisconsin State Assembly in 1856.[2] Another son, John Montgomery Smith, also served in the Wisconsin State Assembly in 1892.[3] Smith died on August 22, 1868 in Quincy, Illinois[1] or in Mineral Point.[4]

Career

Smith served in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives and the Pennsylvania State Senate. After moving, he was a delegate to the first Wisconsin Constitutional Convention in 1846. Later, he served as the Attorney General of Wisconsin from 1856 to 1858. Smith served as a Colonel in the United States Army during the War of 1812.[5]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Death of Gen. Wm. R. Smith". Semi-Weekly Wisconsin. August 29, 1868. p. 2. Retrieved April 27, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ "Richard M. Smith". Chicago Tribune. May 25, 1888. p. 3. Retrieved July 16, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ Biodata. Politicalgraveyard.com. Retrieved on January 22, 2016.
  4. ↑ "Hon. William R. Smith". The Daily Milwaukee News. August 26, 1868. p. 4. Retrieved April 26, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ Wisconsin Historical Society-William Rudolph Smith. Wisconsinhistory.org. Retrieved on January 22, 2016.
Legal offices
Preceded by
George Baldwin Smith		 Attorney General of Wisconsin
1856–1858		 Succeeded by
Gabriel Bouck
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