Smith, Francis O. J. (Francis Ormond Jonathan), 1806-1876
Variant namesLawyer, 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
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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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Birth 1806-11-23
Death 1876-10-14