William Alexander Smith (politician), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

William Alexander Smith (politician)

American politician

Date of Birth: 09-Jan-1828

Place of Birth: Warren County, North Carolina, United States

Date of Death: 16-May-1888

Profession: politician

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn


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About William Alexander Smith (politician)

  • William Alexander Smith (January 9, 1828 – May 16, 1888) was a U.S.
  • Representative from the state of North Carolina. Smith was born in Warren County, North Carolina and attended the common schools.
  • He engaged in agricultural pursuits and was a member of the State constitutional convention in 1865 following the American Civil War.
  • He was a member of the North Carolina State Senate in 1870.
  • He was president of the North Carolina Railroad in 1868 and of the Yadkin River Railroad.
  • He was elected as a Republican from the 4th District to the Forty-third Congress, serving from March 4, 1873 to March 3, 1875.
  • Smith died in Richmond, Virginia and is interred in the city's Hollywood Cemetery. His home near Smithfield, North Carolina, the Atkinson-Smith House, was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975.

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