Worthington C. Smith | |
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Member of the United States House of Representatives from Vermont's 3rd district | |
In office March 4, 1867 – March 3, 1873 | |
Preceded by | Portus Baxter |
Succeeded by | George Whitman Hendee |
Personal details | |
Born | St. Albans, Vermont, U.S. | April 19, 1823
Died | January 2, 1894 St. Albans, Vermont, U.S. | (aged 70)
Political party | Republican |
Spouse | Catherine M. Walworth |
Children | F. Walworth Smith and W. Tracy Smith |
Alma mater | University of Vermont at Burlington |
Profession | Politician |
Worthington Curtis Smith (April 19, 1823 – January 2, 1894) was an American politician and railroad president. He served as a U.S. Representative from Vermont, and was the son of John Smith, of Vermont, a U.S. Representative from Vermont. [1]
Smith was born in St. Albans, Vermont [2] to John Smith and Maria Curtis Smith. [3] He pursued classical studies and was a member of the Lambda Iota Society at the University of Vermont where he graduated in 1843. Smith studied law with his father but did not practice. [4]
Smith was involved in the iron trade, and from 1845 until 1860 he engaged in the manufacture of railroad supplies in the iron foundries located in Plattsburgh and St. Albans. [5] During the Civil War, Smith assisted in raising the 1st Vermont Infantry Regiment. [6]
Smith served as a member of the Vermont House of Representatives in 1863. [7] He was a member of the Vermont State Senate in 1864 and 1865, and was unanimously elected President pro tempore in 1865. [8] He was the president of the Vermont National Bank from 1864 until 1870. [6]
Smith was elected as a Republican candidate to the Fortieth, Forty-first, and Forty-second Congresses, serving from March 4, 1867 until March 3, 1873. [9] In Congress he served as chairman of the Committees of Banking and Currency, Manufactures and Weights and Measures. [10]
Smith served as president of the St. Albans Foundry Company. He was director, and later president, of the Vermont and Canada Railroad, and vice-president of the Central Vermont Railway. [11] From 1868 until 1892 he was a member of the corporation of the University of Vermont. [5]
Smith married Katherine M. Walworth on January 12, 1850. They had five children, including F. Walworth Smith, member of the Colorado State Senate, and W. Tracy Smith, vice-president and treasurer of the St. Albans Foundry Company. [10]
Worthington C. Smith was the brother of Governor J. Gregory Smith and uncle of Governor Edward Curtis Smith. [12]
Smith's daughter Katherine Maria Smith (1851-1935) was the wife of businessman William Walker Scranton (1844-1916). [13] Their son Worthington Scranton (1876-1955) was the father of William Scranton, who served as Governor of Pennsylvania. [14] The genealogical line for William Scranton runs from John Smith (great-great-grandfather) to Worthington C. Smith (great-grandfather) to Katherine Maria Smith Scranton (grandmother) to Worthington Scranton (father) to William Scranton. [14]
Smith died in St. Albans, Vermont on January 2, 1894. [15] He was buried at Greenwood Cemetery in St. Albans. [16]
Worthington Curtis smith president of the St. Albans Foundry Company.
This article incorporates public domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress