Samuel Smith (Maryland politician)

Samuel Smith
Portrait c. 1817
9th Mayor of Baltimore
In office
1835–1838
Preceded byJesse Hunt
Succeeded bySheppard C. Leakin
President pro tempore of the United States Senate
In office
May 15, 1828 – December 11, 1831
Preceded byNathaniel Macon
Succeeded byLittleton W. Tazewell
In office
December 2, 1805 – November 6, 1808
Preceded byJoseph Anderson
Succeeded byStephen R. Bradley
United States Senator
from Maryland
In office
December 17, 1822 – March 3, 1833
Preceded byWilliam Pinkney
Succeeded byJoseph Kent
In office
March 4, 1803 – March 4, 1815
Preceded byJohn E. Howard
Succeeded byRobert G. Harper
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Maryland's 5th district
In office
January 31, 1816 – December 17, 1822
Preceded byNicholas Ruxton Moore
Succeeded byIsaac McKim
In office
March 4, 1793 – March 3, 1803
Preceded byWilliam Vans Murray
Succeeded byNicholas Ruxton Moore
Member of the Maryland House of Delegates
In office
1790–1792
Personal details
BornJuly 27, 1752
Carlisle, Province of Pennsylvania, British America
DiedApril 22, 1839(1839-04-22) (aged 86)
Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic-Republican, Jacksonian
SpouseMargaret Smith (née Spear)
Profession
Signature
Military service
AllegianceUnited States
Branch/serviceContinental Army
Maryland Militia
RankMajor General
Battles/warsAmerican Revolutionary War
Whiskey Rebellion
War of 1812

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.

Smith served twice as President pro tempore of the United States Senate, first from 1805 to 1808 and later from 1828 to 1831.

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