Calvin Smith (Michigan politician)

Calvin Smith (died 1838) was a Michigan politician and lawyer.

Calvin Smith
Member-elect of the
Michigan House of Representatives
from the Washtenaw County district
In office
1838
Succeeded byNathan Pierce
Personal details
Died1838

On July 29, 1827, Smith was a member of a Methodist reading class. In 1832, after being a law student of judge James Kingsley, Smith was admitted to the bar, becoming a lawyer. Smith then practiced law in Dexter, Michigan. In 1833, Smith served as justice of the peace.[1] In 1838, Smith was elected to one of the Michigan House of Representatives seats representing the Washtenaw County district. That same year, Smith died before the legislature convened and he would have been able to take office.[2][3] His death was announced on January 7, 1839, in the Journal of the Michigan House of Representatives.[2] On February 7, 1839, Nathan Pierce took the office that Smith was elected to.[4]

References
  1. Beakes, Samuel Willard (1924). Past and present of Washtenaw County, Michigan. The Internet Archive.
  2. "Legislator Details - Calvin Smith". Library of Michigan. Retrieved November 14, 2020.
  3. Michigan Historical Commission (1924). Michigan Biographies: Including Members of Congress, Elective State Officers, Justices of the Supreme Court, Members of the Michigan Legislature, Board of Regents of the University of Michigan, State Board of Agriculture and State Board of Education, Volume 2.
  4. "Legislator Details - Nathan Pierce". Library of Michigan. Retrieved November 14, 2020.
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