Thomas Smith Jr.
Thomas Smith | |
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| Member of the Virginia House of Delegates for Mathews County | |
| In office October 1, 1792 – December 3, 1797 Serving with Holder Hudgins | |
| Preceded by | position created |
| Succeeded by | William Buckner |
| Member of the Virginia House of Delegates for Gloucester County | |
| In office Oct 18, 1790 – , 1791 Serving with John Billups | |
| Preceded by | Mordecai Cooke |
| Succeeded by | James Baytop |
| In office May1, 1780 – Oct 18, 1789 Serving with Thomas Peyton, John Page, James Hubbard, Mann Page Jr. | |
| Preceded by | John Whiting |
| Succeeded by | Mann Page |
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| Relatives | Rev. Armistead Smith (brother) Thomas Smith (Gloucester politician)(nephew) |
| Alma mater | College of William & Mary |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | United States |
| Branch/service | Virginia Militia |
| Rank | major |
Thomas Smith (circa 1755 – circa 1800) was an American lawyer, militia officer and politician in Virginia who represented Gloucester then newly created Mathews County in the Virginia House of Delegates for most of the years between 1780 and 1796, as well as Gloucester County in the Virginia Ratifying Convention in 1788. The first of six men of the same name to serve in the Virginia General Assembly, as described below, his relationship to Sir Thomas Smith, Treasurer of the Virginia Company in the 17th century is unclear.