William Smith was an eighteenth and nineteenth century congressman from Virginia. Born in Chesterfield, Virginia, Smith completed preparatory studies and was a member of the Virginia House of Delegates in 1782. He was elected a Democratic-Republican, Crawford Republican and Jacksonian to the United States House of Representatives in 1820, serving from 1821 to 1827. Wikipedia
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