Frederick Smyth | |
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30th Governor of New Hampshire | |
In office June 8, 1865 – June 6, 1867 | |
Preceded by | Joseph A. Gilmore |
Succeeded by | Walter Harriman |
12th Mayor of Manchester, New Hampshire | |
In office 1864–1865 | |
Preceded by | Thedore T. Abbott |
Succeeded by | Darwin J. Daniels |
6th Mayor of Manchester, New Hampshire | |
In office 1852–1855 | |
Preceded by | Moses Fellows |
Succeeded by | Theodore T. Abbott |
City Clerk of Manchester, New Hampshire | |
In office 1850–1852 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Candia, New Hampshire, United States | March 9, 1819
Died | April 22, 1899 Hamilton, Bermuda | (aged 80)
Resting place | Valley Cemetery |
Political party | Republican |
Spouses | Emily Lane Smith
(m. 1844; died 1885)Marion Hamilton Cossar
(m. 1886) |
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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.