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tion for the governorship of New Hampshire, but was defeated, and in 1890 declined to contest for nomination because of the candidacy of his warm personal and political friend, Hiram A. Tuttle. However, in 1892 he again entered the list for gubernatorial honors, received unanimous nomina- tion by acclamation in the convention, and was elected at the polls in November of that year. by a splendid plurality. He served two years, 1893-95. as chief executive of the state and in that high office carried himself honor- ably and to the entire satisfaction of the people with- out distinction of party. In his domestic and home life in Hillsborough Mr. Smith finds perfect con- tentment. He is a consistent member of the Con- gregational Church of that town, a liberal supporter of the church and its dependencies, and a generous donor to all worthy charities and to whatever tends to the best interests of the town and the welfare of its people.
He has been twice married. On November I, 1883, he married Emma Lavender, of Boston. She was born in Lansingburg, Rensselaer county, New York, February 20, 1858, and is a descendant of the ancient Lavender family of Kent county, England ; a woman of education, refinement and high social connections. She enjoys the acquaintance of a wide circle of friends in New Hampshire and Massa- chusetts, especially in Hillsborough and the cities of Manchester and Boston. In Hillsborough, where she has lived a comparatively short time, she is known and admired for her ever agreeable manners, dignified christian character and unselfish devotion to home and family, the church and the benevolent work of its auxiliary societies; her benevolences are bestowed liberally and wholly without display. The Smith residence on School street in Hillsborough is one of the finest in the state, a seat of comfort and refined hospitality. Three children have been born to Mr. and Mrs. Smith. Their first child, Butler Lavender Smith, was born in Hillsborough, March 4, 1886, and died in St. Augustine, Florida, April 6, 1888. Their second child, Archibald Laven- der Smith, was born in Hillsborough, February I, 1889, and their third child, Norman Smith, was born in Hillsborough, May 8, 1892. These sons have been brought up under the careful training of their mother, and having passed beyond the scope of the Hillsborough schools are students in a college preparatory school in Boston, near the winter home of their parents in that city.
George Edward Gould, son of Eliza Ann, sister of John B. Smith, was born in the month of Novem- ber, 1852. He is the treasurer of the Contoocook Mills Company, a man of wide experience in the woolen goods business, and he has been associated with Mr. Smith for a period of forty years, having risen step by step, until he attained the responsible position he now fills. He married Addie Ellsworth, of Hillsborough, and they have one child, Mary, wife of George H. Chandler, treasurer of the Amos- keag Savings Bank, of Manchester.
Family tradition has it that the line of
SMITH Smith of this article is of Scotch-Irish descent. The family has been estab- lished in southeast New Hampshire for a century and a half, as its records show. (I) John Smith, the earliest ancestor now known, resided in West Nottingham.
(II) Samuel, son of John Smith, was born in Nottingham and had two sons: Samuel and Alexander, the latter named the subject of the next paragraph.
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(III) Alexander, son of Samuel Smith, was born in Nottingham, August 24, 1793, was a black- smith and died in Londonderry in 1859. He was a Presbyterian and a Democrat. He married, Febru- ary 19, 1822, Sarah Melvin, of Peterboro, who died 1888. Their seven children were: Reuben A., Sarah A., Daniel D., Clarissa N., Mary J., Charles S. and Walter A.
(IV) Reuben A., eldest child of Alexander and Sarah (Melvin) Smith, was born in Londonderry, March 8, 1823, and died in Auburn, February 16, 1903. He learned the shoemaker's trade, and after working at that for a short period of time removed to Weare, where he bought and cultivated a farm. In politics he was a Republican, and in church affi- liations a Universalist. He married, October, 1848, Laura J. Jones, of Bradford. She was well edu- cated and was for a time a teacher. She was a member of the Universalist Church. Two children were born of this union: Story A., whose sketch follows, and Etta L., who married Henry C. Jones, of York Beach, Maine.
(V) Story Alonzo, son of Reuben A. and Laura J. (Jones) Smith, was born in Stoneham, Massachusetts, June 1, 1851. He was educated in the common schools, at Derry Academy and in Manchester high school, and worked in Weare and Goffstown. In 1892 he settled in Auburn and owned and conducted a hotel on the east shore of Lake Massabesic, where he furnished entertainment for summer guests. He is a Republican, and holds to the religious faith of the Universalists. He has been a Mason twenty years. He married, in 1895, Elvira Severance, daughter of William and Eliza (Ricker) Severance, of Auburn. They have three children : Severance A., born July 17, 1896; Henry G., September 3, 1898; and John Story, March 13, 1903.
This is one of the names which it is SMITH extremely difficult to trace because of the large number bearing It and the confusion arising from repetitions of the same Chris- tian name. This is to be regretted as those bearing the name have borne their share in the development of civilization and all that makes for human prog- ress. Its bearers are still contributing their share to the moral and material development of their respec- tive communities.
(I) The first of this family now known positively was John Smith, of Beverly, Massachusetts. It is probable that he was a son of Thomas and Abigail (Baker) Smith of that town, but no proof can be found to establish such a fact. The first record of him is found in the publishment of his intention of marriage to Abigail Baker, February 24, 1788. It is apparent from this that the date of his marriage given in the history of Salisbury, New Hampshire is incorrect. He had three children baptized in Beverly as follows: John Baker, July 10, 1791 ; Robert, October 2, 1792, and Sally, November 24, 1793. In February, 1794, Mr. Smith removed with his family to Bradford, New Hampshire, and re- mained three years, removing in February, 1797, to Unity. He continued to reside in that town nearly forty years and removed, in 1836, to Salisbury, New Hampshire, where the balance of his life was passed. His wife, Abigail Baker, was a daughter of Jona- than and Mary (Conant) Baker. (See Baker, second family, IV).
(II) Colonel John Baker Smith, eldest son and child of John and Abigail (Baker) Smith, was born December 2, 1789, in Beverly, Massachusetts, and died in Salisbury, New Hampshire, January 3, 1859.
aged seventy. He was brought by his parents to New Hampshire when five years old. Ile lived in Bradford and Unity until March, 1828, when he re- moved with his family to Salisbury to take care of his mother's brother, Benjamin Baker, after whose death he bought out the tavern stand of John Shep- herd, which he kept at various times for a long period of years. During one of his occupations the house became extensively known as "Smith's Temperance House," as at that time it was an un- usual thing to keep a public house and not sell liquor. In 1832 he served as deputy sheriff, and continued as such for a number of years. His title of "colonel" was due to his appointment to the com- mand of the Sixteenth New Hampshire Militia, previous to his removal to Salisbury. Early in life he became a cattle drover for the market at Danvers, Massachusetts. He married, July 4, 1813, Hannah Huntoon, who was born in Unity in 1793, and died May 1, 1880, aged eighty-seven. She was the daugh- ter of John and Susannah (Chase) Huntoon. John Huntoon served at Ticonderoga and was a captain in the Revolution. He was born at Kingston, Jan- uary 4, 1753, and died in Salisbury, at the age of eighty-five. He was the son of Charles, son of John, son of Philip, the common ancestor. The children of John B. and Hannah (Huntoon) Smith were: John C. and Nancy M.
(III) Colonel John Cyrus Smith, only son of Colonel John Baker and Hannah (Huntoon) Smith, was born in Unity, August 13, 1815, and died in Salisbury in October, 1900, aged eighty-five years. In 1828, when thirteen years old, he was brought to Salisbury by his parents on their removal to that town. He received a good common school educa- tion and began life for himself as a dealer in cattle, which business he had learned well from his asso- ciation with his father. He sold his stock, which he drove on foot, principally in the Massachusetts mar- kets. For some years he was associated with Jona- than Arey in the wheelwright and blacksmith busi- ness, and for a time freighted goods over the road to Boston, Massachusetts, and that vicinity. He afterwards purchased the hotel property of his Uncle Nathan, which, with several intermissions, he con- ducted for twenty-one years. While owning the hotel he purchased the farm where he afterward re- sided. He was quite extensively engaged in farming in which he was successful. As a business man he was thorough and systematic in all his undertakings. On the completion of the Northern railroad to Franklin, superseding the stage route, he took the first contract, in 1846-47, to carry the United States mail, receiving it at Boscawen, making daily trips and bringing it to what is known locally as South road. This route he sold out in 1859 when the post office was established at West Salisbury.
He commanded the Franklin Rifle Company, was appointed adjutant of the Twenty-first Regiment, passed up through the line of promotion, and was made colonel of the regiment in 1848. Report says : "He made a very efficient officer, a strict disciplin- arian, and was familiar with all military movements," Under Sheriff P. Gale he served as deputy in 1854, receiving a similar appointment under William H. Rixford. He was appointed justice of the quorum, July 11, 1856, and of the state, June 10, 1879, and in that capacity (outside of the profession) did more business than any man in town after the time of Dr. Joseph Bartlett, Sr. In the settlement of estates he did a great deal. A sound and eminent judge of Merrimack county said of him: "He was the best administrator and caused the least trouble of any one I knew." He was the acknowledged leader of
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the Democratic party in town affairs for many years, but gave up that place some time before his death. He held at times
all the town offices, and no person living his time was so well informed on the town's affairs as he. He married, May 26, 1841, Clara Johnson, who was born in Concord, December 3, 1817, and died Oc- tober 1, 1903. She was the daughter of Reuben and Judith H. (Chandler) Johnson, of Penacook. The children of this marriage were: George F., Clara J., May Ella, John R., Cornelia M., Hannah Eliza- beth and Cyrus H. George F. was a soldier in the Civil war and served in the Sixteenth New Hamp- shire Regiment. He went to Minneapolis, Minne- sota, in 1864, and became a leading hardware mer- chant. Clara J. married Samuel C. Forsaith, and lived in Manchester. May Ella married Henry Burleigh and resides in Franklin. John R. is men- tioned at length below. Cornelia M. is single. Hannah E. married Arthur T. Burleigh, of Franklin. Cyrus H. died in Minneapolis.
(IV) John Reuben Smith, fourth child and second son of John C. and Clara (Johnson) Smith, was born in Salisbury, New Hampshire, April 21, 1850. He attended the common schools in Salis- bury and Pembroke until he was eighteen years old and then took a brief course in a business college. At twenty-one years of age he went to Minneapolis, Minnesota, where he was employed as a clerk in the store of his brother, George F. Later Mr. Smith and William H. H. Day formed the co-partnership of Smith & Day, and engaged in the hardware busi- ness in Minneapolis. This firm was in business seven years and then Mr. Smith became a commer- cial traveler for Strong, Hackett & Company, of St. Paul, dealers in hardware, and covered the state of Minnesota. In 1882 Mr. Smith bought a hardware store in Bismarck, Dakota, which he kept until 1883, when he sold out and went to Chicago, Illinois, and took the road for Markley, Alling & Company, hardware dealers, for whom he traveled two years in Minnesota and Dakota. The following two years he worked the same territory for the Simmons Hardware Company of St. Louis, Missouri, the largest hardware company in the world. The two years next following he sold hardware for Jenney, Semple & Company, of Minneapolis, in Dakota, Mon- tana, Washington and Oregon. Returning to New Hampshire in 1892 he found employment with John B. Varick & Company, of Manchester, for whom he sold hardware in New Hampshire and Vermont six months. He then sold goods over New Hampshire, Vermont, and Massachusetts for S. A. Felton, Son & Company, brush manufacturers in New Hamp- shire, Vermont and Massachusetts. In 1893 he be- came bookkeeper for the S. C. Forsaith Manufactur- ing Company. At the end of a year Mr. Smith took the position of superintendent of the lumber department and managed the affairs of this depart- ment for the company between four and five years. This box shop was purchased by D. B. Varney, who employed Mr. Smith to manage this, which he did for three years. Mr. Varney died, and Mr. Smith was retained to conduct the business for his wife for another year. In 1902 the Smith Box and Lumber Company was formed with James G. Fel- lows, president; Bert J. Fellows, treasurer; and J. R. Smith, general manager. The business is located in Manchester and has flourished under Mr. Smith's energetic and efficient management. Nine million feet of lumber, enough to load one thousand cars, is made into packing cases and boxes annually. The number of persons employed by the factory is seventy-five and nine horses. Mr. Smith is a man of ex-
tensive and varied experience, of fine executive ability and an untiring worker. Equipped as he is for business, he has made the company of which he is a member a success from the beginning. He mar- ried (first), in Minneapolis, Minnesota, November 25, 1875, Lenora B. Day, by whom he had two chil- dren, John R., and Rena A., who now resides in Minneapolis. The son is now a first lieutenant in the United States service in the Ninth United States Infantry in the the Philippines. He married ( sec- ond), in Manchester, New Hampshire, September 18, 1897, Florence Hodge, widow of David A. Hodge, of Manchester. By her first marriage she had one child, David Albert, who has assumed the name of Smith. Mr. Smith is a Democrat in politics. He owns one of the finest homes in Manchester, at No. 274 Prospect street, where he keeps a stable of fine horses.
SMITH In the history of the world the Smith has been a pioneer of civilization in every country, in every clime, and in every age. He forged the swords and plowshares and made the coats of mail and war chariots of all the nations of antiquity. His value as a member of the community has never been denied. Among our Anglo-Saxon ancestors the smith was a member of his lord's council, and at feasts sat in the place of honor, at the lord's right hand. The name Smith, anciently spelled Smythe, is derived from "smite," and signifies "striker," or "one who beats," referring to the use of the hammer. It was one of the first occupative surnames adopted by an English speaking people when they stepped out of the twi- light of the middle ages into the light of modern civilization. As there were unrelated smiths at their forges who became ancestors of Smith families, so there are many families of Smith in no way re- lated to each other. The surname has been borne by many distinguished mmen both in England and America, from carly times to the present, and it now seems to be as suggestive of energy, industry and excellence, as it was a thousand years ago.
(I) Joseph Smith, a soldier in the Revolution- ary war, joined the Continental army at Saratoga in 1777, and served as adjutant in Lieutenant-Col- onel Welch's battalion, under Brigadier-General Whipple. After that war he resided in Plaistow, nearly opposite to the residence of George Done- cuer. He married a Miss Sawyer, and had a son Timothy, and by a second marriage James and Isaac, and perhaps others. The family were known as "store-keepers." The sons moved to Hampstead about 182.4.
(II) Isaac, son of Adjutant Joseph Smith, and his wife Mary, was born at Plaistow, May 31, 1793, and died June 11, 1869, aged seventy-six years. He was a merchant in Hampstead for many years, was successful in business, and a leading citi- zen in the town. He was always interested in the political, financial, educational and religious affairs of the community in which he dwelt. Was town clerk from 1825 to 1832; supervising member of the school committee 1842-44, 1849-51, and selectman in 1844. 1846 and 1847. In 1849 he was chairman of the committee of arrangements to celebrate the one hundredth anniversary of the incorporation of the town of Hampstead. For some years he had the only store at Hampstead, and was the postmaster. An authority says that "Major Isaac Smith was one of the prosperous merchants of the town." He was a liberal and cheerful supporter of the Congre- gational Church. He was married July 1, 1822, to Mary Clarke, daughter of Nathaniel and Abigail
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Clarke (see Clarke, III), born in Plaistow, January 21, 1800, by Rev. John Kelly, of Hampstead. Three children were born to them: Mary Clarke, at Hampton, September 16, 1823, married James Brickett, September 6, 1853, and died August 19, 1875: Isaac William, born May 18, 1825; and Na- thaniel Clarke, born in Hampstead, December 4, 1827, died December II, 1901. Mary Clarke Smith died June 6, 1833. Mr. Smith was married (sec- ond), October 23, 1834, to Sarah Clement, of Salis- bury, by Rev. Benjamin F. Foster, of that place. They had two children: Rufus Clement, born in Hampton, June 19. 1836; and Joseph, born March 12, 1839, died in childhood. Sarah Clement Smith died May 2, 1866, and her husband married (third), March 20, 1867, Mrs. Abigail Clarke, of Lowell, Massachusetts, who died August 27, 1879.
(III) Isaac William, second child of Isaac and Mary (Clarke) Smith, was born in Hampstead, May 18, 1825, and died at Manchester, New Hamp- shire, November 28, 1898. His early years were passed in his native village and in attendance of brief periods at the academies in Salisbury, Derry and Sanbornton. He entered Phillips Academy, Andover, Massachusetts, at the age of fifteen years, and having completed his preparatory course there in 1842, entered Dartmouth College in the fall of the same year. He graduated in 1846, and spent some months in teaching. In 1847 he commenced the study of law in the office of William Smith, of Lowell, Massachusetts. After spending nearly a year there he removed to Manchester, New Hamp- shire, and completed his studies in the office of Hon. Daniel Clark, who was later a member of the United States senate and United States district judge for the district of New Hampshire. He was admitted to the bar July 9, 1850. and at once began the practice of his profession. In 1851 he formed a partnership with Herman Foster, which existed until the latter part of the following year. In De- cember, 1856, he became a partner with Mr. Clark, with whom he had studied. This relationship lasted five years. In 1851 and 1852 Mr. Smith was president of the common council, city solicitor in 1854-55 and mayor in 1869. He also served two years as a member of the school committee. In 1855 he received the appointment of judge of the police court of Manchester, which position he filled until 1857, when he resigned to enable him to give his entire attention to the practice of law. In 1859 he was elected to represent his ward in the state legislature, and was re-elected the following year, and in the latter part was chairman of the judiciary committee of the house of representatives. He was elected to the state senate in 1862 and 1863, and was chairman of the judiciary committee of that body. He was appointed in 1863 by President Lin- coln to be, assessor for the second revenue district of New Hampshire, and held this office until 1870. He was appointed associate justice of the supreme judicial court of New Hampshire, February 10, 1874, by Governor Straw. In August of that year the court was reorganized and he was appointed by Governor Weston associate justice of the new court, and held the office until the court was again re- organized, in August, 1876. - He then resumed the practice of law, which he continued until 1877, when he was appointed by Governor Prescott asso- ciate justice of the supreme court to fill a vacancy upon that bench, and occupied the position until he retired by reason of having reached the age limit prescribed by the constitution, May 18, 1895. After a service of twenty years upon the supreme bench he again entered upon the practice of his profes-
sion, with a degree of vigor belonging to a much younger man. As a lawyer. Judge Smith in his practice was characterized by a clear judgment, un- sparing industry and unbending integrity. Upon the bench his ability as a lawyer, his conscientious and thorough examination of every case upon which he was called to express an opinion, and the ju- dicial poise and impartiality which he always main- tained, secured for his decisions the highest degree of confidence and respect. Judge Smith was one of the trustees of the Manchester City Library from September, 1872, and a trustee of the Manchester Savings Bank from 1841. He was also a member of the bank committee upon investments. He was an old-time stockholder of the Manchester Athenaeum upon which the City Library was founded, and a short time before his death was elected vice-pres- ident of the Athenaeum, the organization of which is always kept up. He was president of the Dart- mouth Alumni Association in 1881-83, and of the Phi Beta Kappa Society in 1882-84. In college he was one of the charter members of the Dartmouth Chapter of the Alpha Delta Phi Society. In 1880 he delivered before the Alumni Association a eulogy upon the life and character of the Hon. William H. Bartlett, late associate justice of the supreme court of New Hampshire. In March, 1885, he was elected one of the trustees of the college, and held tha! position until his death. at that time being clerk of the trustees. He received the degree of Doctor of Laws from the college in 1889. He had been a member of the New Hampshire Historical Society since 1861. As early as 1849 .he delivered an address which was subsequently published, at the centennial celebration of the incorporation of his native town. His taste for historical investigation gave a special zest and value to a visit which he made in the summer of 1878 to several scenes of historic interest in the old world. In 1889 he was a delegate from Manchester to the New Hampshire constitutional convention. Politically Judge Smith was a strong Republican from the organization of the party, and was very active in politics until he went upon the bench. He was an earnest advocate of the principles of the party during the Civil war and in reconstruction times. In 1856 he was a dele- gate to the national convention which nominated Fremont and Dayton as Republican candidates for president and vice-president. Religiously, by educa- tion and conviction, his sympathies were with the Orthodox Congregationalists. He early identified himself with the Franklin Street Church, with which he was connected for over forty years, and assumed his full share of the burdens and responsi- bilities, being called at different times to fill the offices of president, treasurer and director in it. In 1870 he became a member of the church in full communion. Judge Smith was a Knight Templar, and although not active in the order while upon the bench, took an interest after that time. He died very suddenly and unexpectedly of heart disease, while at work in his office, November 28, 1898.
Judge Smith married. August 16, 1854, Amanda W., daughter of Hon. Hiram Brown. the first mayor of Manchester. They had eight children: Mary A., wife of Vincent C. Ferguson, of Roswell, New Mexico : William I. Clarke, of Wayne, Pennsylva- nia : Arthur Whitney, deceased, March 5, 1886: Ju- lia B., wife of Walter B. Cowan, of Sidmouth, England ; Edward C .. of Manchester, New Hamp- shire : Daniel C., of Lawrence, Massachusetts ; Jen- nie P., wife of Dr. James F. Bottfield, of Newton, Massachusetts; Grace L., of Manchester, New Hampshire.
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(IV) Edward Clark, son of Isaac William and Amanda W. (Brown) Smith, was born in Man- chester, October 24, 1864. He attended the public schools of his native city, and graduated from the high school in 1884. He then entered the drug business as a clerk in the store of Park H .. Kelly. where he remained two years, and then filled a like position with John B. Hall for about three years. In 1890 lie opened a drug store on his own account at the corner of Elm and Orange streets. where he was in business until 1897. He subsequently bought a half interest in John B. Hall's drug store, which he now owns. He has taken an active part in poli- tics from early manhood, and in 1897 was elected city clerk. He was annually re-elected in 1898 and 1899, and bi-ennially in 1901. 1903, 1905 and 1907. In the year 1903 the Uncanoonuc Inclined Railroad and Development Company was organized for the purpose of constructing a railroad to the summit of Uncanoonuc Mountain, and improving real estate in the vicinity, and Mr. Smith was elected president and treasurer of the company, which position he still holds. He was president of the Young Men's Republican Club, one of the most active and influential clubs in Manchester, for eight years. He is a member of Washington Lodge, No. 61, Ancient Free and Accepted Masons; past chan- cellor commander of Golden Rule Lodge, No. 45, Knights of Pythias. and chairman of the joint board of trustees. He is also a member of Passaconna- way Lodge, No. 5, Improved Order of Red Men, and of the Derryfield Club. In religion he is a Con- gregationalist, and is a member of the society of the Franklin Street Church. Mr. Smith is one of Manchester's most energetic, industrious and trust- worthy citizens, and a successful business man. He married, April 14, 1891, Anna M. Spencer, daughter of John and Charlotte Spencer, of Manchester.
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