Josiah Smith (February 26, 1738 – April 4, 1803) was a United States representative from Massachusetts. Born in Pembroke in the Province of Massachusetts Bay, to Reverend Thomas Smith^[1] and Judith Miller Smith.^[2] Smith graduated from Harvard College in 1774, studied law, was admitted to the bar and practiced.

Service in Congress

Smith was elected as a Democratic-Republican to the Seventh Congress, serving from March 4, 1801 to March 3, 1803. He was not a candidate for renomination in 1802.

Death and burial

On his way home from Washington, Smith contracted smallpox^[1][2] in New York, he died in Pembroke.^[1] Smith was interred in Center Cemetery, Pembroke, Massachusetts.

References

External links

• Josiah Smith at Find a Grave

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