Bernard Smith (New Jersey)
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Bernard Smith, was a Representative
from New Jersey
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He was born in Morristown, New Jersey
. After completing preparatory studies he was collector of customs in 1809 and 1810. He was postmaster of New Brunswick
1810-1819.
He was elected as a Democratic-Republican to the Sixteenth Congress (March 4, 1819-March 3, 1821). He did not seek renomination in 1820. He was appointed register of the land office at Little Rock, Arkansas
in 1821, and settled in that state. He was secretary to the governor of Arkansas 1825-1828; appointed by Governor George Izard as subagent of the Quapaw Indians in 1825, and served until his death in Little Rock on July 16, 1835. He is intered in Mount Holly Cemetery.
United States House of Representatives
The United States House of Representatives is one of the two Houses of the United States Congress, the bicameral legislature which also includes the Senate.The composition and powers of the House are established in Article One of the Constitution...
from New Jersey
New Jersey
New Jersey is a state in the Northeastern and Middle Atlantic regions of the United States. , its population was 8,791,894. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York, on the southeast and south by the Atlantic Ocean, on the west by Pennsylvania and on the southwest by Delaware...
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He was born in Morristown, New Jersey
Morristown, New Jersey
Morristown is a town in Morris County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the town population was 18,411. It is the county seat of Morris County. Morristown became characterized as "the military capital of the American Revolution" because of its strategic role in the...
. After completing preparatory studies he was collector of customs in 1809 and 1810. He was postmaster of New Brunswick
New Brunswick
New Brunswick is one of Canada's three Maritime provinces and is the only province in the federation that is constitutionally bilingual . The provincial capital is Fredericton and Saint John is the most populous city. Greater Moncton is the largest Census Metropolitan Area...
1810-1819.
He was elected as a Democratic-Republican to the Sixteenth Congress (March 4, 1819-March 3, 1821). He did not seek renomination in 1820. He was appointed register of the land office at Little Rock, Arkansas
Little Rock, Arkansas
Little Rock is the capital and the largest city of the U.S. state of Arkansas. The Metropolitan Statistical Area had a population of 699,757 people in the 2010 census...
in 1821, and settled in that state. He was secretary to the governor of Arkansas 1825-1828; appointed by Governor George Izard as subagent of the Quapaw Indians in 1825, and served until his death in Little Rock on July 16, 1835. He is intered in Mount Holly Cemetery.