Abram D. Smith

The Honorable
Abram D. Smith
Smith in 1856
Justice of the Wisconsin Supreme Court
In office
June 1853 – June 1859
Preceded byPosition established
Succeeded byByron Paine
Personal details
Born(1811-06-09)June 9, 1811
Lowville, New York, U.S.
DiedJune 3, 1865(1865-06-03) (aged 53)
New York, New York, U.S.
Resting placeForest Home Cemetery
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseMary Augusta Reed (m. 1832; died 1866)
Children
  • Mary Francis (Huggins) (Chapin)
  • (b. 1834; died 1916)
  • Maria Cecilia (Candee)
  • (b. 1839; died 1921)
  • Marius Smith
  • (b. 1843; died 1844)
  • Marion Augusta (Andrews)
  • (b. 1846; died 1915)
Relatives

Abram Daniel Smith (June 9, 1811 – June 3, 1865), often abbreviated A. D. Smith, was an American lawyer, politician, and pioneer. As a leader of the Hunters' Lodges, he was elected President of the Republic of Canada in the midst of the Canadian Rebellions of 1837–1838. Later, he became a prominent lawyer in the Wisconsin Territory, and was one of the first justices of the Wisconsin Supreme Court, where he authored a major opinion against the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850.[1]

  1. ^ "Smith, Abram Daniel 1811 – 1865". Wisconsin Historical Society. 8 August 2017. Retrieved May 22, 2020.