John Gregory Smith
Born: July 22, 1818
Birthplace: Saint Albans, Vermont
Father: US 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)
Brother: US Congressman Worthington Curtis Smith 1823 – 1894
(Buried: Greenwood Cemetery, Saint Albans, Vermont)
Children:
Julia Burnett Smith 1856 – 1929
(Buried: Greenwood Cemetery, Saint Albans, Vermont)
Political Party: Republican Party
Education:
1838: Graduated from University of Vermont
Attended Yale University Law School
1842: Received Master of Arts Degree from University of Vermont
Occupation before War:
Attorney and Railroad Management Businessman in Saint Albans
Trustee of Vermont and Canada Railroad Company
1858 – 1859: Vermont State Senator
1860 – 1863: Vermont State Representative
Civil War Career:
1862 – 1863: Speaker of Vermont State House of Representatives
1863 – 1865: Governor of Vermont
Helped to obtain medical care for Vermont's Union Soldiers
Helped secure a right for Soldiers to vote Absentee
1864: His home was part of the Confederate Saint Albans Raid
Occupation after War:
One of the originators of Northern Pacific Railroad
1865 – 1891: Attorney in Saint Albans, Vermont
1866 – 1872: President of Northern Pacific Railroad
1872: Vermont Chairman to Republican Party National Convention
1880: Vermont Chairman to Republican Party National Convention
1884: Vermont Chairman to Republican Party National Convention
1886: Withdrew his name in consideration for United States Senator
1891: Withdrew his name in Consideration for United States Senator
Died: November 6, 1891
Place of Death: Saint Albans, Vermont
Cause of Death: Heart Disease
Age at time of Death: 73 years old
Burial Place: Greenwood Cemetery, Saint Albans, Vermont
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