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| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromTennessee's3rd district | |
| In office March 4, 1853 – March 3, 1859 | |
| Preceded by | William M. Churchwell |
| Succeeded by | Reese B. Brabson |
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| Born | (1822-06-26)June 26, 1822 Monroe County, Tennessee, U.S. |
| Died | November 25, 1863(1863-11-25) (aged 41) Ladd Springs, Tennessee, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
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Samuel Axley Smith (June 26, 1822 – November 25, 1863) was an American politician and a member of theUnited States House of Representatives for the3rd congressional district ofTennessee.[1]
Smith was born inMonroe County, Tennessee on June 26, 1822. He was the younger brother of Colonel M. Whit Smith (b. Oct. 7, 1814), prominent lawyer, politician and Confederate officer fromFlorida.[2] Smith received a limitededucation, taught school, and studied law. He was admitted to thebar in 1845 and commenced practice inCleveland, Tennessee. He married Martha E McCarty in 1846 and they had two children, William and John Lea.[3] Smith later married Lavinia W. Henderson, daughter of Hon.Luke Lea, U. S. Representative for Tennessee, in 1855.[4]
From 1845 to 1848, Smith was a District Attorney General for the city ofChattanooga, TN.[5] He was a delegate to theDemocratic National Convention in 1848.
Smith was elected as aDemocrat to theThirty-third,Thirty-fourth, andThirty-fifth Congresses. He served from March 4, 1853, to March 3, 1859.[6] He was an unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1858 to theThirty-sixth Congress.
Appointed by PresidentBuchanan to be Commissioner of theUnited States General Land Office, Smith served from January 18 to February 12, 1860, when he resigned. On November 16, 1861, he was appointed by the governor of Tennessee to be an agent to collect arms for theConfederate Army.[7]
Smith died at Ladd Springs, Tennessee inPolk County on November 25, 1863 (age 41 years, 152 days). He isinterred at Amos Ladd's Burial Ground, Ladd Springs, Tennessee.[8]
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| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromTennessee's 3rd congressional district 1853–1859 | Succeeded by |
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| Preceded by | Commissioner of the General Land Office 1859–1860 | Succeeded by |
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