Samuel Nicholas Smallwood

Samuel Nicholas Smallwood
5th Mayor of the City of Washington, D.C.
In office
June 14, 1819 – June 14, 1822
Preceded byBenjamin G. Orr
Succeeded byThomas Carbery
7th Mayor of the City of Washington, D.C.
In office
June 14, 1824 – September 30, 1824
Preceded byThomas Carbery
Succeeded byRoger C. Weightman
Personal details
Born(1772-09-05)September 5, 1772
Charles County, MD
DiedSeptember 30, 1824(1824-09-30) (aged 52)
Washington, DC
Resting placeCongressional Cemetery
NationalityAmerican
SpouseRuth Beall
Parent
  • Samuel Smallwood (father)
RelativesWilliam Smallwood
Residence324 Virginia Avenue SE
Occupationmerchant

Samuel Nicholas Smallwood (5 September 1772 – September 30, 1824) was the fifth and seventh mayor of Washington, D.C., and was the first popularly elected mayor of the city. Appointed to a one-year term in 1819, Smallwood was elected the following year to a two-year term, which he served from 1820–1822. He then was re-elected in 1824 but served only three months of his second term before dying at the age of 52.