Stephen R. Smith

General
Stephen R. Smith
Born(1836-08-28)August 28, 1836
Whitneyville, Connecticut
DiedDecember 1889 (aged 53)
New Haven, Connecticut
SpouseMary Clough (1873–1889, his death)
Military career
AllegianceUnited States United States
Branch
 United States Army
Rank
Major General
CommandsConnecticut State Militia
Second Brigade, Connecticut Militia

Stephen R. Smith (August 28, 1836 – December 1889) was born in Whitneyville, Connecticut, and was the twenty-fourth Adjutant General of the State of Connecticut. He was an active leader of the Republican Party; he served as an alderman and a councilman. He was also a Grand Marshal at the Grand Lodge of the State.

Military career

In February 1858, Stephen R. Smith joined the New Haven Grays. On January 13, 1876, he was promoted colonel of the 2nd Regiment. On January 8, 1885, Smith was appointed Connecticut Adjutant General by Governor Henry B. Harrison.

Personal life

Stephen R. Smith married Mary Cough on December 28, 1873. They had four daughters and two sons; Lizzie M. (1874), Irenel (1876), Ethel (1878), Frank I (1881–1881), M. Pearl (1883), and Claire L. (1887). Stephen R. Smith died in December 1889, in New Haven, Connecticut.

References

  1. ↑ "Ancestry.com". Retrieved 26 March 2014.
  2. 1 2 "Connecticut National Guard: An Inspection and Muster This Month Ordered". Hartford Daily Courant. November 9, 1885. ProQuest 554263827.
  3. ↑ "General Smith's Funeral: Largely Attended by Military Men From All Parts of the State". The Hartford Courant. December 9, 1889. ProQuest 554397315.
  4. ↑ "The Masonic Centennial: Big Parade in New Haven Today - Literary Exercises and Banquet". The Hartford Courant. July 10, 1889. ProQuest 554400761.