Editing Nathaniel Smith (section)

== Biography ==
Smith was born in [[Woodbury, Connecticut|Woodbury]] in the [[Connecticut Colony]], the son of Richard Smith and Annis (Hurd) Smith. He attended the [[common school]]s and engaged in [[agriculture|agricultural]] pursuits. He was also a [[cattle]] dealer. Smith attended the [[Litchfield Law School]].<ref>{{cite web|url=  http://www.litchfieldhistoricalsociety.org/ledger/students/2383|title =Nathaniel Smith|publisher= Litchfield Historical Society |accessdate =January 1, 2013}}</ref> He studied law and was [[Admission to the bar in the United States|admitted to the bar]] in 1787. Smith began the practice of law in Woodbury.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cslib.org/memorials/smithnbio.htm|title =Nathaniel Smith
|publisher= Connecticut State Library |accessdate =January 1, 2013}}</ref>

In 1789 Smith became a member of the [[Connecticut House of Representatives]], unsuccessfully ran for Congress in 1793,<ref>{{Cite web |title=A New Nation Votes |url=https://elections.lib.tufts.edu/catalog/79407x60h |access-date=2024-12-22 |website=elections.lib.tufts.edu}}</ref> and served in the State House until 1795.<ref name="Nathaniel Smith">{{cite web|url=  http://www.cslib.org/memorials/smithnbio.htm|title =Nathaniel Smith|publisher= Connecticut State Library |accessdate =January 1, 2013}}</ref> He was elected as a [[Federalist Party (United States)|Federalist]] candidate to the [[Fourth United States Congress|Fourth]] and [[Fifth United States Congress|Fifth Congresses]], serving from March 4, 1795, to March 3, 1799.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.govtrack.us/congress/members/nathaniel_smith/410075|title= Rep. Nathaniel Smith|publisher= Govtrack.us |accessdate= January 1, 2013}}</ref> He declined to be a candidate for renomination in 1798.

Smith served as a member of the Connecticut council of assistants from 1799 to 1804.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://politicalgraveyard.com/families/11043.html|title= Nathaniel Smith (1762-1822)|publisher= The Political Graveyard |accessdate= January 1, 2013}}</ref> He served in the [[Connecticut Senate]] from 1800 to 1805.<ref>{{cite book|last=Kilbourn|first=Dwight Canfield|title=The Bench and Bar of Litchfield County, Connecticut, 1709-1909: Biographical Sketches of Members, History and Catalogue of the Litchfield Law School, Historical Notes |year=1909|publisher=Dwight Canfield Kilbourn|pages=291|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=grs-AAAAYAAJ&pg=PA292}}</ref> Smith was State's Attorney for [[Litchfield County, Connecticut|Litchfield County]] in 1805.<ref>{{cite book|last=Church|first=Samuel and Litchfield County (Conn.)|title=Litchfield County centennial celebration held at Litchfield, Conn., 13th and 14th of August, 1851|year=1851|publisher=E. Hunt|pages=34|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ZtRfHL9qVAcC&pg=PA34}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|last=Adams|first=George|title=The Massachusetts Register, Issue 88|year=1854|publisher=George Adams|pages=237|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=IXpQAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA237}}</ref>

In 1806 he became judge of the [[Supreme Court of Connecticut]]. He kept this position for thirteen years.<ref name="Nathaniel Smith"/> He was also a delegate to the [[Hartford Convention]] from 1814 to 1815.<ref name=bioguide>{{cite web|url= http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=S000595|title=SMITH, Nathaniel, (1762 - 1822) |publisher= Biographical Directory of the United States Congress|accessdate= January 1, 2013}}</ref> Smith died in Woodbury on March 9, 1822. He is interred in the Episcopal Church Cemetery.<ref name=bioguide/>