John Armstrong Smith (September 23, 1814 – March 7, 1892) was an American lawyer and politician who served two terms as aU.S. Representative fromOhio from 1869 to 1873.

Born inHillsboro, Ohio, Smith pursued classical studies and was graduated fromMiami University,Oxford, Ohio, in 1834.He studied law.He was admitted to the bar in 1835 and commenced practice inHillsboro, Ohio.He served in the State house of representatives in 1841.He served as member of the State constitutional convention of Ohio in 1850.

Smith was elected as aRepublican to the Forty-first and Forty-second Congresses (March 4, 1869 – March 3, 1873).

He resumed the practice of law.He served as member of the State constitutional convention of 1873.

He died inHillsboro, Ohio, March 7, 1892.He was interred inHillsboro Cemetery.

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  Gravestone of John Armstrong Smith located at Hillsboro Cemetery in Hillsboro, Ohio.

• United States Congress."John Armstrong Smith (id: S000569)".Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.

• 1814 births
• 1892 deaths
• Miami University alumni
• People from Hillsboro, Ohio
• Ohio lawyers
• Ohio Constitutional Convention (1850)
• Ohio Constitutional Convention (1873)
• Republican Party members of the Ohio House of Representatives
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• 19th-century United States representatives
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