Jeremiah Smith (lawyer)
Jeremiah Smith (November 29, 1759 – September 21, 1842) was a United States representative for New Hampshire, United States Attorney for New Hampshire, a United States circuit judge of the United States Circuit Court for the First Circuit, the sixth governor of New Hampshire and chief justice of the New Hampshire Superior Court of Judicature and the New Hampshire Supreme Judicial Court. He was a member of the Federalist Party.
Jeremiah Smith | |
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Frontispiece of 1845's Life of the Hon. Jeremiah Smith by John Hopkins Morison | |
| 6th Governor of New Hampshire | |
| In office June 8, 1809 – June 5, 1810 | |
| Preceded by | John Langdon |
| Succeeded by | John Langdon |
| Judge of the United States Circuit Court for the First Circuit | |
| In office February 20, 1801 – July 1, 1802 | |
| Appointed by | John Adams |
| Preceded by | Seat established by 2 Stat. 89 |
| Succeeded by | Seat abolished |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New Hampshire's at-large district | |
| In office March 4, 1791 – July 26, 1797 | |
| Preceded by | Abiel Foster |
| Succeeded by | Peleg Sprague |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Jeremiah Smith November 29, 1759 Peterborough, Province of New Hampshire, British America |
| Died | September 21, 1842 (aged 82) Dover, New Hampshire, U.S. |
| Resting place | Winter Street Cemetery Exeter, New Hampshire |
| Political party | Federalist |
| Relatives | Samuel Smith Robert Smith |
| Education | Harvard College Queen's College |
| Profession | Attorney |
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