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W. Dewitt Clinton Smith

Full Name: W. Dewitt Clinton Smith
Date of birth: 1828
Date of death: Deceased, date unknown

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Chamber District Dates of Service Legislatures Party City/County Note Counties in District
H 30 Nov 5, 1855 - Nov 2, 1857 6th     Unknown / Newton   Jasper, Newton, Sabine

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  • Census of 1850 - Clinton Smith, Newton, Newton County, age 22, born circa 1828 in Ohio, in household of Samuel H. Smith.
    Census of 1860 - De Wit C. Smith, Newton County, age 30, born circa 1830 in Ohio, lawyer, in household of S.H. Smith. FamilySearch. 1850 1860

Committee Information top

6th R.S. - 1855
Judiciary  
Public Debt  

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