John Smith of Baltimore
(1722–1794)
BIRTH
1722
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near Strabane, County Tyrone, Ireland
DEATH
1794
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FATHER
Robert Smith
(1757-1842)
WIFE
Mary Buchanan Smith
(1729–1782)
CHILDREN
Samuel Smith
(1752-1839)
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John Smith (1722–1794) was a Baltimore merchant and Maryland legislator. He was born in 1722 near Strabane in County Tyrone, Ireland. His family settled in Pennsylvania while he was a child. Smith established a Baltimore mercantile business with William Buchanan and later brought his sons into the firm. Maryland State Archives identifies his life dates as 1722–1794. He married Mary Buchanan in 1750 and was the father of Samuel Smith and Robert Smith.
EARLY LIFE
John Smith was born in 1722 near Strabane in County Tyrone, Ireland. His family settled in Pennsylvania while he was a child. He married Mary Buchanan in 1750 and worked as a trader in Carlisle before moving to Baltimore in 1759 or 1760.
Smith established a Baltimore mercantile business with William Buchanan and later brought his sons into the firm. He represented Baltimore Town in Maryland’s 1776 convention and House of Delegates, and subsequently served in the Maryland Senate, including as its president. Maryland State Archives identifies his life dates as 1722–1794.
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