John Armstrong Smith
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John Armstrong Smith was a U.S. Representative
United States House of Representatives
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 from Ohio
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Born in Hillsboro, Ohio
Hillsboro, Ohio
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, Smith pursued classical studies and was graduated from Miami University
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, Oxford, Ohio
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, in 1834.
He studied law.
He was admitted to the bar in 1835 and commenced practice in Hillsboro, Ohio
Hillsboro, Ohio
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He served in the State house of representatives in 1841.
He served as member of the State constitutional convention of Ohio in 1850.

Smith was elected as a Republican
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 to the Forty-first and Forty-second Congresses (March 4, 1869-March 3, 1873).
He resumed the practice of law.
He served as member of the State constitutional convention of 1873.
He died in Hillsboro, Ohio
Hillsboro, Ohio
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, March 7, 1892.
He was interred in Hillsboro Cemetery
Hillsboro Cemetery
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