Truman Smith

Truman Smith
United States Senator from Connecticut
In office March 4, 1849 – May 24, 1854
Preceded by	John M. Niles
Succeeded by	Francis Gillette
Member of the United States House of Representatives from Connecticut's 4th district
In office March 4, 1845 – March 3, 1849
Preceded by	Samuel Simons
Succeeded by	Thomas B. Butler
Member of the United States House of Representatives from Connecticut's 5th district
In office March 4, 1839 – March 3, 1843
Preceded by	Lancelot Phelps
Succeeded by	(none)
Member of the Connecticut House of Representatives
In office 1831–1832 1834
Personal details
Born	(1791-11-27)November 27, 1791 Roxbury, Connecticut, USA
Died	May 3, 1884(1884-05-03) (aged 92) Stamford, Connecticut, USA
Political party	Whig
Spouse(s)	Maria Cook Smith, Mary Ann Dickinson Smith
Children	Catherine Marie Smith, Jeannie Penniman (Jane) Smith, George Webster Smith, Truman Houston Smith, Samuel Hubbard Smith, Edmond Dickinson Smith, Robert Shufeldt Smith, Henry Humphry Smith, Allen Hoyt Smith
Alma mater	Yale College Litchfield Law School
Profession	Politician, Lawyer, Judge

Truman Smith (November 27, 1791 – May 3, 1884) was a Whig member of the United States Senate from Connecticut from 1849 to 1854 and a member of the United States House of Representatives from Connecticut's 4th and 5th congressional districts from 1839 to 1843 and from 1845 to 1849. He also served in the Connecticut House of Representatives from 1831 to 1832, and in 1834. Between 1846 and 1854, Smith oversaw the national campaigns of the Whigs in a role similar to a modern national party chairman.