John T. Smith (congressman)

John T. Smith (1801 – March 30, 1864) was a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.

Smith was born in Carlisle, Pennsylvania in 1801, and educated locally. He resided in the Philadelphia area, where he was active in banking as an officer and member of the board of directors at the Kensington Bank, of which he was President from 1854 to 1863. In addition, he was a member of the Board of Trustees at the Manufacturers’ and Mechanics’ Beneficial Savings Institution in Philadelphia’s Northern Liberties district.

A Democrat, Smith was elected to the United States House of Representatives from Pennsylvania’s 3rd District in 1842, and he served one term, March 4, 1843 to March 3, 1845.

Smith served for several years on the Board of Commissioners for Northern Liberties (now part of Philadelphia), and was the board’s President from 1840 to 1843 and 1846 to 1849. In addition, he served in appointive positions including Inspector of the Philadelphia County Prison.

Smith died in Philadelphia on March 30, 1864 and was buried at Laurel Hill Cemetery in Philadelphia.

Sources

• John T. Smith at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
• The Political Graveyard
• John T. Smith at Find a Grave
• John T. Smith, President of the Northern Liberties Board of Commissioners in History of Philadelphia, 1609-1884, Volume 3, by John Thomas Scharf and Thompson Westcott
• John T. Smith elected President of the Kensington Bank in The Bankers' Magazine, and Statistical Register, Volume 8, Part 2, January 1854
• John T. Smith, Member of the Board of Directors of the Kensington Bank in McElroy's Philadelphia City Directory
• John T. Smith, member of the Board of Trustees of the Manufacturers’ and Mechanics’ Beneficial Savings Institution in McElroy's Philadelphia City Directory
• John T. Smith in Annual Report of the Inspectors of the Philadelphia County Prison, Volume 8, 1855-1866