Arthur Smith (U.S. Representative)

Arthur Smith ( * November 15, 1785 in Smithfield, Isle of Wight County, Virginia; † March 30, 1853 ) was an American politician. Between 1821 and 1825 he represented the state of Virginia in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Career

Arthur Smith was born on the family estate near Windsor Castle, Smithfield. He attended the common schools and studied at the College of William & Mary in Williamsburg. After a subsequent law degree in 1808 and its recent approval as a lawyer, he started in Smithfield to work in this profession. He also managed his estate Windsor Castle. Smith was also an active member of the militia and took part as a colonel in the British -American War of 1812. At the same time he proposed as a member of the Democratic-Republican Party launched a political career. Between 1818 and 1820 he sat in the House of Representatives from Virginia.

In the congressional elections of 1820, Smith was in the 20th electoral district of Virginia in the U.S. House of Representatives in Washington DC chosen, where he became the successor of John C. Gray on March 4, 1821. After a re-election he was able to complete in Congress until March 3, 1825 two legislative sessions. Since 1823, he acted as the successor of James Stephenson the second district of his state. At that time, he scored within his party to a faction to William Harris Crawford. In 1824 he gave up another candidacy.

After the end of his time in the U.S. House of Representatives Arthur Smith practiced as a lawyer again. Between 1836 and 1841 he was again a member of the State Parliament of Virginia. He died on 30 March 1853 in Smithfield and was buried at Windsor Castle.