Abram D. Smith

The Honorable
Abram D. Smith
The Honorable Abram D. Smith
	Smith in 1856
Justice of the Wisconsin Supreme Court
	In office; June 1853 – June 1859
Preceded by	Position established
Succeeded by	Byron Paine
Personal details
Born	June 9, 1811; Lowville, New York, U.S.
Died	June 3, 1865 (aged 53); New York, New York, U.S.
Resting place	Forest Home Cemetery; Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Spouse	Mary Augusta Reed (m. 1832; died 1866)
Children	Mary Francis (Huggins) (Chapin); (b. 1834; died 1916); Maria Cecilia (Candee); (b. 1839; died 1921); Marius Smith; (b. 1843; died 1844); Marion Augusta (Andrews); (b. 1846; died 1915);
Relatives	George B. Reed (brother-in-law); Orson Reed (brother-in-law); Harrison Reed (brother-in-law); Curtis Reed (brother-in-law); Martha Reed Mitchell (sister-in-law); John L. Mitchell (nephew);

Abram Daniel Smith (June 9, 1811 – June 3, 1865), often abbreviated A. D. Smith, was an American lawyer, politician, and pioneer. As a leader of the Hunters' Lodges, he was elected President of the Republic of Canada in the midst of the Canadian Rebellions of 1837–1838. Later, he became a prominent lawyer in the Wisconsin Territory, and was one of the first justices of the Wisconsin Supreme Court, where he authored a major opinion against the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850.

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