Bernard Smith (New Jersey politician)
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Bernard Smith, (July 5, 1776{{spaced ndash}}July 16, 1835) was an American politician who served one term as a United States Representative from New Jersey from 1819 to 1821.
Biography
He was born in Morristown, New Jersey. After completing preparatory studies he was collector of customs in 1809 and 1810, and then postmaster of New Brunswick from 1810-1819.{{Cite web |title=Bioguide Search |url=https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/S000518 |access-date=2023-06-03 |website=bioguide.congress.gov}}
= Congress =
He was elected as a Democratic-Republican to the Sixteenth Congress (March 4, 1819 – March 3, 1821).{{Cite web |title=Bernard Smith, former Representative for New Jersey |url=https://www.govtrack.us/congress/members/bernard_smith/410002 |access-date=2023-06-03 |website=GovTrack.us |language=en}}{{Cite news |last=Humanities |first=National Endowment for the |date=1819-12-10 |title=Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, December 10, 1819, Image 2 |url=https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83026170/1819-12-10/ed-1/seq-2/ |access-date=2023-06-03 |issn=2767-3480}} He did not seek renomination in 1820.
= Later years =
Following this, he was appointed register of the land office at Little Rock, Arkansas in 1821,{{Cite news |last=Humanities |first=National Endowment for the |date=1821-05-19 |title=Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, May 19, 1821, Image 2 |url=https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83026170/1821-05-19/ed-1/seq-2/ |access-date=2023-06-03 |issn=2767-3480}}{{Cite news |last=Humanities |first=National Endowment for the |date=1821-06-12 |title=Edwardsville spectator. [volume] (Edwardsville, Ill.) 1819-1826, June 12, 1821, Image 3 |url=https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn82015374/1821-06-12/ed-1/seq-3/ |access-date=2023-06-03 |issn=2641-1903}} and settled in that state. He was then secretary to the governor of Arkansas 1825-1828; appointed by Governor George Izard as subagent of the Quapaw in 1825, and served until his death.
= Death and burial =
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