Samuel Smith (July 27, 1752 – April 22, 1839) was an American Senator and Representative from Maryland, a mayor of Baltimore, Maryland, and a general in the Maryland militia. He was the older brother of cabinet secretary Robert Smith .

In 1794, he was appointed brigadier general of the Third Brigade of Maryland Militia, and elevated to major general the next year. In 1802, he was elected the U.S. Senate, where he served until 1815. He was influential in national politics as well, growing close politically with President Thomas Jefferson.

A man of service and vigilance, Samuel Smith was a war hero, merchant, member of Maryland government, Congressman, Senator, and mayor. He was born into a prominent Scots-Irish mercantile family on July 27, 1752. When Smith was a young child, his family moved to Baltimore, where he attended private school and later fell into the family trade.

Samuel Smith (born July 27, 1752, Carlisle, Pa. [United States]—died April 22, 1839, Baltimore, Md., U.S.) was a U.S. soldier and politician best known as the commander of land and sea forces that defended Baltimore from the British during the War of 1812. Smith grew up in Baltimore, to which his family had moved in 1760.

2024年9月7日 · Samuel Smith (July 27, 1752 – April 22, 1839) was a United States Senator and Representative from Maryland, a mayor of Baltimore, Maryland, and a general in the Maryland militia. He was the brother of cabinet secretary Robert Smith.

2020年6月2日 · As major general, Smith was the ranking officer of Baltimore’s militia at the time of the War of 1812. He took charge of the defenses of the city and is largely credited with mobilizing the militia and preparing the fortifications to fend off a British attack.

2011年6月27日 · On April 22, 1839 Major General Samuel Smith, veteran of the Revolutionary War and the War of 1812 in which he commanded the Third Dividion of Maryland Militia during the Battle ofor Baltimore in September 12-14, 1814.

On August 19, 1814 when the British expeditionary forces landed at Benedict, Maryland General Orders were sent out by Major General Samuel Smith and consequently to those neighboring states of Virginia, Delaware and Pennsylvania to come to Washington and Baltimore’s defense.

Samuel Smith (1752-1839) MSA SC 3520-2827 Captain, First Maryland Regiment, 1776 Lieutenant Colonel, Fourth Maryland Regiment, 1776-1779 House of Delegates, Baltimore City, 1790-1792 Brigadier General, Third Brigade, Maryland Militia, 1794-1795 Major General, Second Division, Maryland Militia, 1795-1814

2011年4月1日 · Overlooking Baltimore Inner Harbor waterfront on Federal Hill stands the statue of Major General Samuel Smith (1752-1839), Revolutionary War officer, merchant, ship-owner, and U.S. Senator earned him the experience and fortitude in the momentous crises before to successfully command Baltimore during the War of 1812 and it’s darkest hour the ...