Samuel Smith (November 11, 1765 – April 25, 1842) was an American politician, and aU.S. Representative fromNew Hampshire.

Born inPeterborough in theProvince of New Hampshire, Smith attendedPhillips Exeter Academy,Exeter, New Hampshire, andPhillips Academy,Andover, Massachusetts.

Smith engaged in mercantile pursuits and served as moderator in town meetings, 1794-1811.

Elected as aFederalist to the Thirteenth Congress, Smith was United States Representative for the state of New Hampshire from March 4, 1813 – March 3, 1815.^[1] He was not a candidate for renomination in 1814 and resumed his former business pursuits. In 1828, he engaged in the manufacture of paper and cotton goods.

Smith died in Peterborough, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, on April 25, 1842 (age 76 years, 165 days). He isinterred at Village Cemetery, Peterborough, New Hampshire.

Smith was brother ofJeremiah Smith and uncle ofRobert Smith. He married Sally Garfield on November 10, 1793 and they had twelve children: Jeremiah, Frederick A., Maria, Samuel Garfield, Albert, William Sidney, Alexander Hamilton, Elizabeth Morison, Sarah Jane, Maria, Mary Soley, and Ellen.^[2]

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