Frederick Smyth (New Hampshire politician)

Frederick Smyth
30th Governor of New Hampshire
In office
June 8, 1865 – June 6, 1867
Preceded byJoseph A. Gilmore
Succeeded byWalter Harriman
12th Mayor of Manchester, New Hampshire
In office
1864–1865
Preceded byThedore T. Abbott
Succeeded byDarwin J. Daniels
6th Mayor of Manchester, New Hampshire
In office
1852–1855
Preceded byMoses Fellows
Succeeded byTheodore T. Abbott
City Clerk of Manchester, New Hampshire
In office
1850–1852
Personal details
Born(1819-03-09)March 9, 1819
Candia, New Hampshire, United States
DiedApril 22, 1899(1899-04-22) (aged 80)
Hamilton, Bermuda
Resting placeValley Cemetery
Political partyRepublican
Spouses
Emily Lane Smith
(m. 1844; died 1885)
Marion Hamilton Cossar
(m. 1886)
Signature
"The Willows", Smyth's country house built in 1873 on a ten acres plot delimited by Elm St., North St, River Rd. and Salmon St. It was demolished in 1969 for the construction of the New Hampshire Insurance Building (now Brady Sullivan Tower).

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.