James S. Smart
(June 14, 1842 — September 17, 1903) James Stevenson Smart was a businessman, publisher, and politician. Smart was born in Baltimore, Maryland in 1842 and moved to New York in 1849 with his parents. In 1863, he graduated from Jefferson College and soon after enlisted in the Union Army to fight in the Civil War. While in the army, Smart attained the ranks of first lieutenant and captain. Following the war, he worked in the newspaper business in Cambridge, New York, and eventually published a publication titled the Washington County Post. In 1872, Smart was elected as a Republican to the United States House of Representatives and served from March 4, 1873 to March 3, 1875. Before his death in 1903, Smart served as collector of internal revenue in New York and as a member of the Republican State central committee.
[Source: “Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774 - Present,” available at https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/S000504]
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New York Delegation - The Civil Rights Act of 1875
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