William Smith (Congressional Biographical Directory)
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"Smith, William," Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774 to Present, http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=S000627.
SMITH, William, a Representative from Virginia; born in Marengo, King George County, Va., September 6, 1797; attended private schools in Virginia and Plainfield Academy in Connecticut; studied law; was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Culpeper, Culpeper County, Va., in 1818; established a line of United States mail and passenger post coaches through Virginia, the Carolinas, and Georgia in 1831; member of the State senate from 1836 to 1841, when he resigned; successfully contested as a Democrat the election of Linn Banks to the Twenty-seventh Congress and serv
Lowell (MA) Citizen & News, “The Why and Because,” October 5, 1859
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“The Why and Because,” Lowell (MA) Citizen & News, October 5, 1859
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“The Why and Because,” Lowell (MA) Citizen & News, October 5, 1859, p. 2: 2.
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New York Times, “The Fourth Ward Reading-Room,” September 26, 1859
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“The Fourth Ward Reading-Room,” New York Times, September 26, 1859
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Cropped, edited, and prepared for use here by Don Sailer, Dickinson College, February 14, 2009.
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The Fourth Ward Reading-Room
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“The Fourth Ward Reading-Room,” New York Times, September 26, 1859, p. 4: 5.
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