US Smith, John Gregory - Gov. of VT

John Gregory Smith

Born: July 22, 1818
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Birthplace: St. Albans, Vermont

Father: U.S. Congressman John Smith 1789 – 1858
(Buried: Greenwood Cemetery, Saint Albans, Vermont)​

Mother: Maria Waitstill Curtis 1791 – 1877
(Buried: Greenwood Cemetery, Saint Albans, Vermont)​

Wife: Ann Eliza Brainerd 1819 – 1905
(Buried: Greenwood Cemetery, Saint Albans, Vermont)​

Children:

Julia Burnett Smith Stevens 1856 – 1929​
(Buried: Greenwood Cemetery, Saint Albans, Vermont)​

Political Party: Republican Party

Education:

1838: Graduated from University of Vermont​
Attended Yale Law School​

Occupation before War:

Attorney and Businessman in Railroad Management​
Trustee of Vermont and Canada Railroad Company​
One of the originators of Northern Pacific Railroad​

Civil War Role:

1860 – 1863: Vermont State Representative​
1862 – 1863: Speaker of Vermont State House of Representatives​
1863 – 1865: Governor of Vermont​
While Governor Obtained Medical Care for Vermont Soldiers​
Helped secure the rights of soldiers in the field to vote absentee​
His Home was target of the Confederate Saint Albans Raid​

Occupation after War:

1866 – 1872: President of Northern Pacific Railroad Company​
1872: Chairman of Vermont Delegation at Republican Convention​
1880: Chairman of Vermont Delegation at Republican Convention​
1884: Chairman of Vermont Delegation at Republican Convention​
1886: Withdrew his name as Candidate for United States Senate​
1891: Withdrew his name as Candidate for United States Senate​

Died: November 6, 1891

Place of Death: Saint Albans, Vermont

Age at time of Death:
73 years old

Burial Place: Greenwood Cemetery Saint Albans Vermont
 
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