Smithers, Enoch Joyce

Enoch Smithers attended Dickinson College with the Class of 1849 but left to study law in Delaware, his native state. He served in the Union army and later became a leading U.S. diplomat throughout postings in East Asia. He died in Japan in 1895 while serving as U.S. consul.
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Dickinson Connection
Class of 1849
    Full name
    Enoch Joyce Smithers
    Place of Birth
    Birth Date Certainty
    Exact
    Death Date Certainty
    Estimated
    Gender
    Male
    Race
    White
    Sectional choice
    North
    Origins
    Slave State
    No. of Spouses
    1
    Family
    Joseph Smithers (father), Sarah Ann Joyce Smithers (mother)
    Education
    Dickinson (Carlisle College)
    Occupation
    Diplomat
    Attorney or Judge
    Political Parties
    Republican
    Government
    Lincoln Administration (1861-65)
    Johnson Administration (1865-69)
    Grant Administration (1869-77)
    Hayes Administration (1877-81)
    Diplomat
    Military
    Union Army
    How to Cite This Page: "Smithers, Enoch Joyce," House Divided: The Civil War Research Engine at Dickinson College, https://hd.housedivided.dickinson.edu/node/12445.