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Frederick Smyth (other)
Frederick Smyth may refer to: * Frederick Smyth (New Hampshire politician) (1819–1899), Governor of New Hampshire *Frederick Smyth (New York politician) Frederick Smyth (1832 in Galway, Ireland – August 18, 1900 in Atlantic City, New Jersey) was an American lawyer and politician from New York. Life He was the son of Matthew Thomas Smyth who was one of the two sheriffs of the City of Galway fro ... (1832–1900), justice of the New York Supreme Court See also * Frederick Smith (other) {{human name disambiguation, Smyth, Frederick ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frederick Smyth (New Hampshire Politician)
Frederick Smyth (March 9, 1819 – April 22, 1899) was an American banker, railroad executive, and politician from Manchester, New Hampshire. Born in 1819 in Candia, New Hampshire, he became City Clerk of Manchester at the age of 30. A Republican, he served four terms as mayor of Manchester from 1852 to 1854 and again in 1864, and was the 30th governor of New Hampshire. Early life Smyth was the third of five children. Around 1838, he and Thomas Wheat began running a country store in Candia under the name of Wheat and Smyth. The store was owned by Wheat's father. They soon left to attend Phillips Andover Academy in Andover, Massachusetts. Financial difficulties forced them to leave Phillips Academy after one term. Smyth moved to Manchester, New Hampshire, where he found a job working for George Porter in Porter's general store and mercantile business. After three years, Smyth was made a partner in the business. On December 11, 1844, Smyth married Emily Lane of Candia, dau ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frederick Smyth (New York Politician)
Frederick Smyth (1832 in Galway, Ireland – August 18, 1900 in Atlantic City, New Jersey) was an American lawyer and politician from New York. Life He was the son of Matthew Thomas Smyth who was one of the two sheriffs of the City of Galway from 1817 to 1822. After the death of his father, Frederick emigrated to New York City in 1849. He studied law at first with Florence McCarthy, who was elected to the New York City Marine Court in 1850. Smyth then studied law and with John McKeon, and was admitted to the bar in 1855. McKeon had been appointed United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York in 1854, and appointed Smyth as one of his Assistant US Attorneys. At the end of McKeon's term in 1858, Smyth and McKeon formed a law partnership which lasted until the end of 1878. Smyth was a school commissioner from 1863 to 1865. In November 1875, Smyth ran on the Tammany Hall ticket for Recorder of New York City, but was defeated by John K. Hackett, the incumbent Tammany ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frederick Smyth (New Jersey)
Frederick Smyth may refer to: *Frederick Smyth (New Hampshire politician) (1819–1899), Governor of New Hampshire *Frederick Smyth (New York politician) Frederick Smyth (1832 in Galway, Ireland – August 18, 1900 in Atlantic City, New Jersey) was an American lawyer and politician from New York. Life He was the son of Matthew Thomas Smyth who was one of the two sheriffs of the City of Galway fro ... (1832–1900), justice of the New York Supreme Court See also * Frederick Smith (other) {{human name disambiguation, Smyth, Frederick ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |