CS Con Smith, William Nathan Harrell - C.S. Congressman, NC

William Nathan Harrell Smith
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Born: September 24, 1812

Birthplace: Murfreesboro, North Carolina

Father: Dr. William Lay Smith 1782 – 1813
(Buried: Sharp Family Cemetery, Hertford County, North Carolina)​

Mother: Ann "Nancy" Harrell 1791 – 1845
(Buried: Sharp Family Cemetery, Hertford County, North Carolina)​

Wife: Mary Olivia Wise 1821 – 1900
(Buried: Oakwood Cemetery, Raleigh, North Carolina)​

Children:

James M. Smith 1840 – 1851​
(Buried: Wise Cemetery, Murfreesboro, North Carolina)​
William Wise Smith 1847 – 1923​
(Buried: Oakwood Cemetery, Raleigh, North Carolina)​
Edward Chambers Smith 1857 – 1940​
(Buried: Oakwood Cemetery, Raleigh, North Carolina)​

Political Party: Whig Party, Know – Nothing Party, Democratic Party

Education:


1834: Graduated from Yale College​
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1836: Graduated from Yale Law School​

Occupation before War:

1839 – 1859: Attorney in Murfreesboro, North Carolina​
1840: Member of North Carolina State House of Commons​
1848: North Carolina State Senator​
1849 – 1857: Solicitor of his district in North Carolina​
1858: Member of North Carolina State House of Commons​
1859 – 1861: United States Congressman from North Carolina​
1859 – 1861: Member of House Interstate and Foreign Commerce Committee​

Civil War Career:

Supporter of the Union during the Secession Crisis​
Labored unsuccessfully for some sort of accommodation​
Lincoln's call for volunteers threw his support for the Confederacy​
1861–1862: North Carolina Delegate Confederate Provisional Congress​
1862 – 1865: Confederate States Congressman from North Carolina​
1862 – 1864: Chairman of House Elections Committee​
1862 – 1864: Member of House Medical Department Committee​
1862 – 1863: Member of House Rules and Officers of the House Committee​
1864 – 1865: Member of House Claims Committee​
1864 – 1865: Member of House Rules and Officers of the House Committee​
Known to have been North Carolina's most effective Congressman​
His chief concern in the Congress was the economy​
He conceded the Central government broad control over volunteers​
He felt the Central government had authority to regulate commerce​
He sought to reduce the impact of legislation on states and individuals​
He felt skilled labor should stay out of the army.​
He wanted a quick settlement of claims against the Confederacy.​

Occupation after War:

1865 – 1866: Member of North Carolina State House of commons​
Supporter of President Andrew Johnson's reconstruction Plan​
Leader of the Conservative Party in the State of North Carolina​
1868: North Carolina Delegate Democratic Party National Convention​
1870 – 1872: Lived in Norfolk, Virginia​
1872 – 1878: Attorney in Raleigh, North Carolina​
1878 – 1889: Chief Justice of North Carolina State Supreme Court​

Died: November 14, 1889

Place of Death: Raleigh, North Carolina

Age at time of Death: 77 years old

Burial Place: Oakwood Cemetery, Raleigh, North Carolina

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