Albert Smith (New York)

Albert Smith ( born June 22, 1805 in Cooperstown, New York; † August 27, 1870 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin ) was an American politician. Between 1843 and 1847 he represented the State of New York in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Career

Albert Smith attended preparatory schools. Then he moved to Batavia in Genesee County. After studying law and qualifying as a lawyer, he began to work in this profession. In his homeland, he also held several local offices. Politically, he was a member of the mid-1830s, founded the Whig Party. In 1840 he was a deputy in the New York State Assembly.

In the congressional elections of 1842, Smith was the 33rd electoral district of New York in the U.S. House of Representatives in Washington DC chosen, where he became the successor of Alfred Babcock on March 4, 1843. After a re-election he was able to complete in Congress until March 3, 1847 two legislative sessions. The time until 1845 was determined by the tensions between President John Tyler and the Whigs. It was also at that time already been discussed about a possible annexation of the independent Republic of Texas since 1836 by Mexico. This discussion led to the Mexican-American War, who coined Smith's second term.

In 1849, Albert Smith moved to Milwaukee, where he practiced law. Between 1851 and 1859, he worked as a justice of the peace; 1859 to 1870 he was a judge at the local district court. He died on August 27, 1870 in Milwaukee, where he was also buried.