Truman Smith | |
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| United States Senator from Connecticut | |
| In office March 4, 1849 – May 24, 1854 | |
| Preceded by | John M. Niles |
| Succeeded by | Francis Gillette |
| Member of the United States House of Representatives from Connecticut's 4th district | |
| In office March 4, 1845 – March 3, 1849 | |
| Preceded by | Samuel Simons |
| Succeeded by | Thomas B. Butler |
| Member of the United States House of Representatives from Connecticut's 5th district | |
| In office March 4, 1839 – March 3, 1843 | |
| Preceded by | Lancelot Phelps |
| Succeeded by | (none) |
| Member of the Connecticut House of Representatives | |
| In office 1831–1832 1834 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | November 27, 1791 Roxbury, Connecticut, USA |
| Died | May 3, 1884 (aged 92) Stamford, Connecticut, USA |
| Political party | Whig |
| Spouse(s) | Maria Cook Smith, Mary Ann Dickinson Smith |
| Children | Catherine Marie Smith, Jeannie Penniman (Jane) Smith, George Webster Smith, Truman Houston Smith, Samuel Hubbard Smith, Edmond Dickinson Smith, Robert Shufeldt Smith, Henry Humphry Smith, Allen Hoyt Smith |
| Alma mater | Yale College Litchfield Law School |
| Profession | Politician, Lawyer, Judge |
Truman Smith (November 27, 1791 – May 3, 1884) was a Whig member of the United States Senate from Connecticut from 1849 to 1854 and a member of the United States House of Representatives from Connecticut's 4th and 5th congressional districts from 1839 to 1843 and from 1845 to 1849. He also served in the Connecticut House of Representatives from 1831 to 1832, and in 1834. Between 1846 and 1854, Smith oversaw the national campaigns of the Whigs in a role similar to a modern national party chairman.