Larkin Smith | |
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10th Speaker of the Virginia House of Delegates | |
In office 1799–1802 | |
Preceded by | John Wise |
Succeeded by | Edmund Harrison |
Member of the Virginia House of Delegates from King and Queen County | |
In office December 2, 1799-December 4, 1803 | |
Preceded by | Henry Young |
Succeeded by | Thomas G. Smith |
In office December 1, 1797-December 22, 1798 | |
Preceded by | Henry Young |
Succeeded by | Henry Young |
In office October 1, 1792-November 11, 1794 | |
Preceded by | Benjamin Dabney |
Succeeded by | Benjamin Dabney |
In office June 23, 1788-October 17, 1790 | |
Preceded by | William Dudley |
Succeeded by | Benjamin Dabney |
In office May 3, 1784-October 16, 1785 | |
Preceded by | Henry Todd |
Succeeded by | William Dudley |
Personal details | |
Born | Rickahock, Virginia | 10 July 1745
Died | 28 September 1813 Fredericksburg, Virginia | (aged 68)
Spouse(s) | Mary Eleanor Hill (21 April 1781 – 10 February 1797) Sophia Ann Tazewell Taliaferro |
Children | John Hill Smith |
Parent(s) | John Morris Smith (father) Mary Beverly née Chew (1735-1757) |
Residence | Virginia |
Military service | |
Allegiance | United States |
Branch/service | Virginia Militia Continental Army |
Years of service | 1777–1783 (Continental Army 1775-1807 (Virginia militia) |
Rank | Colonel(Virginia militia) Captainl(Continental Army) |
Battles/wars | American Revolutionary War |
Larkin Smith (10 Jul 1745 — 28 Sep 1813) was a Virginia officer, planter and politician who represented King and Queen County in the Virginia House of Delegates, and served as that body's Speaker from 1799 until 1802.