Benjamin Smith (slave trader)

Benjamin Smith
Smith by Jeremiah Theus
Speaker of the South Carolina House of Representatives
In office
1755–1763
Personal details
Born1717
Goose Creek, South Carolina, Great Britain
Died1763 (aged 45–46)

Benjamin Smith (1717 – 1770) was an American slave trader, planter, shipowner, merchant, banker and politician who served as speaker of the South Carolina House of Assembly from 1755 to 1763.

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