William Smith (1762 – June 26 1840) was chosen as a Democratic-Republican to the U.S. Senate representing South Carolina in 1816. The legislature declined to re-elect him when his term expired in 1823. He was narrowly chosen Senator in 1826 and was again replaced in 1831.Smith was one of the first Southerners to argue at the time of the Missouri Compromise in 1820 that slavery was a positive good; nevertheless he opposed John C. Calhoun’s doctrine and tactic of nullification.
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birth date
1762-01-01T00:00:00+02:00
birth place
North Carolina, United States
death date
1840-06-26
death place
Huntsville Alabama, United States
office
Member of the South Carolina House of Representatives from York District, Member of the South Carolina Senate from York District
order in office
Member of the Alabama House of Representatives from Madison County
