Calvin Smith | |
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Member-elect of the Michigan House of Representatives from the Washtenaw County district | |
In office 1838 | |
Succeeded by | Nathan Pierce |
Personal details | |
Died | 1838 |
Political party | Whig |
Calvin Smith (died 1838) was a Michigan politician and lawyer.
On July 29,1827,Smith was a member of a Methodist reading class. In 1832,after being a law student of judge James Kingsley,Smith was admitted to the bar,becoming a lawyer. Smith then practiced law in Dexter,Michigan. In 1833,Smith served as justice of the peace. [1] In 1838,Smith was elected to one of the Michigan House of Representatives seats representing the Washtenaw County district. [2] He was a Whig. [3] That same year,Smith died before the legislature convened and he would have been able to take office. [2] [4] His death was announced on January 7,1839,in the Journal of the Michigan House of Representatives. [2] On February 7,1839,Nathan Pierce took the office that Smith was elected to. [5]