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Stephen R. Smith

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General

Stephen R. Smith
Born(1836-08-28)August 28, 1836
Whitneyville, Connecticut
DiedDecember 1889 (aged 53)
New Haven, Connecticut
AllegianceUnited States United States
Service / branch United States Army
RankMajor General
CommandsConnecticut State Militia
Second Brigade, Connecticut Militia
Spouse(s)Mary Clough (1873–1889, his death)

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.[1][2]

Military career

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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.[2]

Personal life

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Stephen R. Smith married Mary Cough on December 28, 1873. They had four daughters and two sons; Lizzie M. (1874), Irenel (1876), Ethel (1878), Frank I (1881–1881), M. Pearl (1883), and Claire L. (1887). Stephen R. Smith died in December 1889, in New Haven, Connecticut.[3][4]

References

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  1. ^ "Ancestry.com". Retrieved 26 March 2014.
  2. ^ a b "Connecticut National Guard: An Inspection and Muster This Month Ordered". Hartford Daily Courant. November 9, 1885. ProQuest 554263827.
  3. ^ "General Smith's Funeral: Largely Attended by Military Men From All Parts of the State". The Hartford Courant. December 9, 1889. ProQuest 554397315.
  4. ^ "The Masonic Centennial: Big Parade in New Haven Today - Literary Exercises and Banquet". The Hartford Courant. July 10, 1889. ProQuest 554400761.
Military offices
Preceded by Connecticut Adjutant General
1885–1886
Succeeded by