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

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)