Does anyone know the genealogy of this Gerrit Smith or know of a site I can
go to on line to check out his genealogy? He was a first cousin to Elizabeth
Cady Stanton.
Thank you for all your help.
Warm regards,
June
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SMITH, Gerrit, 1797-1874
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SMITH, Gerrit, a Representative from New York; born in Utica, NY, March 6,
1797; moved to Peterboro in 1806; attended an academy in Clinton, NY; was
graduated from Hamilton College, Clinton, NY, in 1818; studied law; engaged
in the management of a large estate which he inherited; delegate to the State
conventions in 1824 and 1828; unsuccessful Liberty Party candidate for
governor in 1840; unsuccessful presidential candidate in 1848; was admitted
to the bar in 1853 and commenced practice in Peterboro, NY; elected as a
Free-soil candidate to the Thirty-third Congress and served from March 4,
1853, until August 7, 1854, when he resigned; resumed the practice of his
profession, and was a publicist and philanthropist; he revived the
Anti-Dramshop Party, but was a delegate to the Republican National Convention
in 1872 and supported Grant; died in New York City December 28, 1874;
interment in Peterboro Cemetery, Peterboro, Madison County, NY