Isaac Smith (New Jersey)
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Isaac Smith was a United States Representative from New Jersey
. Born in Trenton
, he graduated from Princeton College in 1755, was a teacher in that institution from 1755 to 1758, studied medicine, and commenced practice in Trenton. He was a colonel in the Hunterdon County
Militia in 1776 and 1777, and was elected as a Federalist to the Fourth Congress, serving from March 4, 1795 to March 3, 1797.
Smith was appointed by President George Washington
a commissioner to treat with the Seneca Indians in 1797, and was an associate justice
of the Supreme Court of New Jersey from 1777 to 1804. He was the first president of the Trenton Banking Co., 1805 to 1807, and died in Trenton. Interment was in the First Presbyterian Churchyard.
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...
. Born in Trenton
Trenton, New Jersey
Trenton is the capital of the U.S. state of New Jersey and the county seat of Mercer County. As of the 2010 United States Census, Trenton had a population of 84,913...
, he graduated from Princeton College in 1755, was a teacher in that institution from 1755 to 1758, studied medicine, and commenced practice in Trenton. He was a colonel in the Hunterdon County
Hunterdon County, New Jersey
Hunterdon County is a county located in the western section of the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2010 United States Census, the population was 128,349. It is part of the New York Metropolitan Area. Its county seat is Flemington....
Militia in 1776 and 1777, and was elected as a Federalist to the Fourth Congress, serving from March 4, 1795 to March 3, 1797.
Smith was appointed by President George Washington
George Washington
George Washington was the dominant military and political leader of the new United States of America from 1775 to 1799. He led the American victory over Great Britain in the American Revolutionary War as commander-in-chief of the Continental Army from 1775 to 1783, and presided over the writing of...
a commissioner to treat with the Seneca Indians in 1797, and was an associate justice
Associate Justice
Associate Justice or Associate Judge is the title for a member of a judicial panel who is not the Chief Justice in some jurisdictions. The title "Associate Justice" is used for members of the United States Supreme Court and some state supreme courts, and for some other courts in Commonwealth...
of the Supreme Court of New Jersey from 1777 to 1804. He was the first president of the Trenton Banking Co., 1805 to 1807, and died in Trenton. Interment was in the First Presbyterian Churchyard.