A. Hyatt Smith

A. Hyatt Smith
1st and 5th Mayor of Janesville, Wisconsin
In office
April 1857 – April 1858
Preceded byJohn J. R. Pease
Succeeded byWilliam A. Lawrence
In office
April 1853 – April 1854
Preceded byPosition established
Succeeded byJ. Bodwell Doe
United States Attorney for the District of Wisconsin
In office
1848–1849
Appointed byJames K. Polk
Preceded byThomas W. Sutherland
Succeeded byGeorge W. Lakin
5th Attorney General of the Wisconsin Territory
In office
January 22, 1846 – June 7, 1848
Appointed byHenry Dodge
Preceded byWilliam Pitt Lynde
Succeeded byJames S. Brown
(state government)
Personal details
Born
Abraham Hyatt Smith

(1814-02-05)February 5, 1814
New York City, US
DiedOctober 16, 1892(1892-10-16) (aged 78)
Janesville, Wisconsin, US
Resting placeOak Hill Cemetery
Janesville, Wisconsin
Political partyDemocratic
Spouse
Ann Margaret Cooper (Kelley)
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(m. 1838; died 1885)​
Children
  • Minnie C. Smith
  • (b. 1841; died 1913)
  • William Hyatt Smith
  • (b. 1842; died 1843)
  • Fanny F. Smith
  • (b. 1842; died 1843)
  • J. Maurice Smith
  • (b. 1845; died 1926)
  • Anna Kate (Patterson)
  • (b. 1853; died 1914)
Professionlawyer, politician

Abraham Hyatt Smith (February 5, 1814 – October 16, 1892) was an American lawyer, Democratic politician, and Wisconsin pioneer. He was the 5th Attorney General of the Wisconsin Territory, the 2nd United States Attorney for the District of Wisconsin, and the first mayor of Janesville, Wisconsin. In historical documents his name is almost always abbreviated as A. Hyatt Smith.