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Archibald Smith
Gender:
Male
Born:
December 13, 1788
Died:
May 6, 1869
Home Town:
Charlton, NY
Marriage(s):
Cornelia Heermance Smith (October 23, 1817)
Biographical Notes:
Archibald Smith was the son of Jeremiah Smith, one of the first settlers of Charlton. He was born December 13, 1788. He graduated from Union College in 1814. He next studied law in the office of Abraham Van Vechten in Albany. After his admission to the Dutchess county bar he opened an office in Poughkeepsie and built up an extensive legal practice.
He was noted for his thoroughness in preparing his cases for trial. In 1830 with his health failing, he gave up his practice and returned to Charlton, NY.
Although never again fully entering upon the practice of his profession, he occasionally appeared at the bar of the Circuit and Supreme courts in this and other counties. Through the influence of Hon. Anaon Brown be was nominated by the Whigs for county clerk in 1839, against ...
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He was noted for his thoroughness in preparing his cases for trial. In 1830 with his health failing, he gave up his practice and returned to Charlton, NY.
Although never again fully entering upon the practice of his profession, he occasionally appeared at the bar of the Circuit and Supreme courts in this and other counties. Through the influence of Hon. Anaon Brown be was nominated by the Whigs for county clerk in 1839, against ...
[more]
Education
Years at LLS:
1814
Other Education:
Graduated from Union College in 1814.
Profession / Service
Training with Other Lawyers:
Studied with Abraham Van Vechten of Albany, NY
Local Posts:
Clerk of Saratoga County (Charlton, NY) 1840-1843
Immediate Family (Why only immediate family?)
- Cornelia Heermance Smith
Wife - Jeremiah Smith
Father
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CITATION OF ATTENDANCE:
Litchfield County Bar Association Records, 1814, Litchfield Historical Society, Helga J. Ingraham Memorial Library.
Catalogue of the Litchfield Law School (Hartford, CT: Press of Case, Tiffany and Company, 1849), 13.
Catalogue of the Litchfield Law School (Hartford, CT: Press of Case, Tiffany and Company, 1849), 13.
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