About Caleb L. Smith
Lived 1829 – 1890 (aged 60–61). Caleb L. Smith was an American politician and architect.
Caleb Lemuel Smith (November 21, 1829 – April 20, 1890) was an American builder and politician from New York.
Life Smith was born on November 21, 1829, in New York City, New York. He moved into the country when he was young and grew up on a farm.
Smith was apprenticed in the carpenters trade in Brooklyn. In the 1884 United States House of Representatives election, he was the Democratic candidate for New York's 3rd congressional district.
Smith died at home on April 20, 1890. He was buried in Cypress Hills Cemetery.
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builder and politician from New York
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Caleb L. Smith was born in 1829.
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Caleb L. Smith died in 1890.
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Caleb L. Smith was a politician and architect.
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