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Born in Whitingham, Vermont , Smith pursued classical studies and was graduated from Williams College, Williamstown, Massachusetts , in 1847.
He studied law.
He was admitted to the bar in 1850 and began practice in Elmira, New York .
Held several local offices.
He served as judge of Chemung County in 1859 and 1860.

Smith was elected as a Republican to the Forty-second and Forty-third Congresses ( March 4 , 1871 - March 3 , 1875 ).
He served as chairman of the Committee on Elections (Forty-third Congress).
He was not a candidate for renomination in 1874.
He resumed the practice of law in Elmira, New York , until 1883.
He served as justice of the supreme court of New York State 1883-1888.
He retired to his home at Elmira, where he died on December 26 , 1888 .
He was interred in Woodlawn Cemetery.


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