About Stephen R. Smith
Lived 1836 – 1889 (aged 52–53). Stephen R. Smith was an American military personnel.
Stephen R. Smith (August 28, 1836 December 1889) was born in Whitneyville, Connecticut, and was the twenty-fourth Adjutant General of the State of Connecticut. He was an active leader of the Republican Party; he served as an alderman and a councilman. He was also a Grand Marshal at the Grand Lodge of the State.
Military career In February 1858, Stephen R. Smith joined the New Haven Grays. On January 13, 1876, he was promoted colonel of the 2nd Regiment. On January 8, 1885, Smith was appointed Connecticut Adjutant General by Governor Henry B. Harrison.
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American politician
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Stephen R. Smith was born on 28 August 1836.
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Stephen R. Smith died in 1889 in New Haven.
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