A. Herr Smith

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(March 7, 1815 — February 16, 1894) Abraham Herr Smith was an American lawyer and public servant. Smith was born in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania in 1815 and graduated from Dickinson College in 1840. After studying law, he was admitted to the bar and practiced law in Lancaster starting in 1842. His political career began in state government as a member of the State House of Representatives (1843, 1844) and in the State Senate (1845). Smith was elected as a Republican to the United States House of Representatives and served for six Congresses from 1873 to 1885. [Source: “Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774 - Present,” available at https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/S000509]

Member of Pennsylvania Delegation—The Civil Rights Act of 1875.

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