Biography

1772 - 01/09/1841

SMITH, Wilson, a Representative from Crawford, Erie, Mercer, Venango and Warren Counties; born, circa 1772 in Union County, Pa.; third aide-de-camp, Governor Snyder (1812); quartermaster general, Pennsylvania Militia (1812-1814, War of 1812); farmer; tavern and inn keeper; appointed, deputy surveyor, Erie (1800); elected, sheriff, Erie County (1803); appointed, associate judge, Erie County (1814-1820); elected as a Democratic-Republican to the Pennsylvania House of Representatives for the 1805-1806, 1806-1807 and 1807-1808 terms; elected, Pennsylvania State Senate (1809-1813); unsuccessful campaign, coroner, Erie County (1813); appointed, associate judge, Erie County (1814-1819); elected as a Democrat to the Pennsylvania House of Representatives for the 1819-1820 and 1820-1821 terms; unsuccessful campaign for reelection to the House (1821, 1825, 1828); trustee, Waterford Academy (1821); unsuccessful campaign for reelection to the Senate (1829); elected, delegate, National Democratic Convention (1832); died, January 9, 1841, Waterford, Erie County, Pennsylvania; interred, Waterford Cemetery, Waterford, Erie County, Pennsylvania.