Smith, Francis O. J. (Francis Ormond Jonathan), 1806-1876

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Lawyer, of Portland, Me.

From the description of Francis O. J. Smith autograph letter signed, 1852 Oct. 18. (Maine Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 271515951

Congressman and lawyer; member of House of Representatives from 1833 to 1839.

From the description of Francis O.J. Smith papers, ca. 1849-1860. (Maine Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 225532533

Lawyer, businessman, and U.S. representative, of Portland, Me.

From the description of Papers, 1818-1876. (Maine Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 71014280

Lawyer, entrepreneur, and Congressman; served as a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives during the 23rd through the 25th Congresses (1833-1839).

From the description of Correspondence, 1829-1866. (Maine Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 70976923

From the description of Francis O.J. Smith correspondence, 1835-1871. (Maine Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 234235233

U.S. Congressman from Maine, 1833-1839.

From the description of Papers, 1827-1838. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 20314759

Francis Ormond Jonathan Smith (1806-1876) was a lawyer, businessman and United States Congressman from Maine, 1833-1839. Smith assisted Samuel F.B. Morse in introducing the electric telegraph.

From the guide to the Francis O.J. Smith correspondence, 1828-1870, (The New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division.)

Francis Osmond Jonathan Smith (1806-1876) was a lawyer, businessman and United States Congressman from Maine, 1833-1839.

Smith assisted Samuel F.B. Morse in introducing the electric telegraph.

From the description of Francis O.J. Smith correspondence, 1828-1870. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122517437

Biographical Note

  • 1806, Nov. 23: Born, Brentwood, N.Y.
  • 1826: Admitted to the bar and began law practice, Portland, Maine
  • 1829 - 1834 : Division advocate of the fifth division of the circuit court-martial in Maine
  • 1831: Member, Maine house of representatives
  • 1833: Member, Maine state senate
  • 1833 - 1839 : Member, U.S. House of Representatives (chairman, Committee on Commerce, Twenty-fifth Congress)
  • circa 1843: Partner in venture with Samuel F. B. Morse to introduce the electric telegraph
  • 1863 - 1864 : Member, Maine house of representatives
  • circa 1872: Published, History Getting Right on the Invention of the American Electro-magnetic Telegraph. np
  • 1876, Oct. 14: Died, Deering, Maine

From the guide to the Francis O. J. Smith Digest of Congressional Reports, 1844, (Manuscript Division Library of Congress)

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creatorOf Smith, Francis O. J. (Francis Ormand Jonathan), 1806-1876. Papers, 1827-1838. Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library
creatorOf Brackett family. Deeds and legal documents, 1787-1862. Maine Historical Society Library
referencedIn Autograph File, S, 1556-1996. Houghton Library
referencedIn Cumberland and Oxford Canal collection, 1859-1877. Maine Historical Society Library
referencedIn York and Cumberland Railroad Company manuscripts, 1840-1854. Maine Historical Society Library
creatorOf Smith, Francis O. J. (Francis Ormond Jonathan), 1806-1876. Francis O.J. Smith correspondence, 1835-1871. Maine Historical Society Library
creatorOf Francis O.J. Smith correspondence, 1828-1870 New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division
creatorOf Smith's Home for Aged Indigent Mothers (Westbrook, Me.). Smith's Home for Aged Indigent Mothers record book, 1864-1938. Maine Historical Society Library
creatorOf Smith, Francis O. J. (Francis Ormond Jonathan), 1806-1876. Francis O. J. Smith autograph letter signed, 1852 Oct. 18. Maine Historical Society Library
creatorOf Smith, Francis O. J. (Francis Ormond Jonathan), 1806-1876. Francis O.J. Smith papers, ca. 1849-1860. Maine Historical Society Library
creatorOf Field, Cyrus W. (Cyrus West), 1819-1892. Papers. Smithsonian Institution. Libraries
creatorOf Smith, Francis O. J. (Francis Ormond Jonathan), 1806-1876. Quotations, [undated]. Maine Historical Society Library
referencedIn Woodman, Jabez C. (Jabez Cushman), 1804-1869. Miscellaneous correspondence of Jabez C. Woodman, 1866. Maine Historical Society Library
creatorOf Smith, Francis, fl. 1806. Autograph letters signed (2) : Stony Hill, Jamaica, to Sir James Murray-Pulteney, 1806 June 18-1806 July 12. Pierpont Morgan Library.
creatorOf Rives, William C. (William Cabell), 1793-1868. Papers of William Cabell Rives, 1824-1842. University of Virginia. Library
referencedIn Lamson Studio (Portland, Me.). Lamson Studio collection of glass plate negatives, 1800s-ca. 1900. Maine Historical Society Library
referencedIn York and Cumberland Railroad Company collection, 1840. Maine Historical Society Library
creatorOf Smith, Francis O. J. (Francis Ormond Jonathan), 1806-1876. Papers, 1818-1876. Maine Historical Society Library
creatorOf Francis O.J. Smith correspondence, 1828-1870. New York State Historical Documents Inventory
creatorOf Smith, Francis O. J. (Francis Ormond Jonathan), 1806-1876. Correspondence, 1829-1866. Maine Historical Society Library
creatorOf Smith, Seba, 1792-1868. Collection: 1838-1851. University of Virginia. Library
referencedIn Pierce, George W. (George Washington). Correspondence, 1832-1834. Maine Historical Society Library
referencedIn Alden, Hiram Orlando, 1800-1862. Papers, 1781-1893. Maine Historical Society Library
referencedIn Pierce, George Washington. Correspondence of George Washington Pierce and his brother Josiah Pierce. 1829-1836. Maine Historical Society Library
creatorOf Vail, Alfred, 1807-1859. [Collection of materials concerning Samuel F.B. Morse's patent for the telegraph ]. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Libraries
referencedIn Choate, Rufus, 1799-1859. Correspondence, 1854-1856. Maine Historical Society Library
creatorOf Smith, Seba, 1792-1868. Papers of Seba Smith [manuscript], 1838-1851. University of Virginia. Library
creatorOf Smith, Francis O. J. (Francis Ormond Jonathan), 1806-1876. Digest of congressional reports, 1844. Library of Congress
referencedIn Pierce, Franklin, 1804-1869. ALS, 1863 Sept. 8. Maine Historical Society Library
creatorOf Francis O. J. Smith Digest of Congressional Reports, 1844 Library of Congress. Manuscript Division
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Birth 1806-11-23

Death 1876-10-14

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