John T. Smith (congressman)

John T. Smith (* in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania ) was an American politician. Between 1843 and 1845 he represented the State of Pennsylvania in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Career

Neither the birth nor the date of death and place of death of John Smith have survived. There is no information about his youth, and career beyond politics. It is only mentioned that he attended the public schools of his home. Politically, he was a member of the founded by Andrew Jackson in 1828 Democratic Party.

In the congressional elections of 1842, Smith was the third electoral district of Pennsylvania in the U.S. House of Representatives in Washington DC chosen, where he became the successor of Charles Jared Ingersoll on March 4, 1843. Until March 3, 1845, he was able to complete a term in Congress. This period was characterized 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.

After the end of his time in the U.S. House of Representatives, the trace of John Smith loses.