Charles Smith. LL. D.. b. March 4, 1765, d. April 18, 1836; m. March 3, 1791. Mary Yeates; of whom later; ...
Charles Smith, LL. D., third son of WilHam Smith, D. D., by his wife Rebecca Moore, daughter of William Moore, of "Moore Hall," born in Philadelphia, March 4, 1765, was educated under the care of his father, then Provost of the College of Philadelphia, and at Washington College, Chestertown, Maryland, founded by his father; graduating at the latter institution, May 14, 1783, being the Valedictorian of his class. He studied law with his elder brother, William Moore Smith, at Easton, Pennsylvania, and was admitted to the Philadelphia Bar in 1786. He soon after located at Sunbury, Northumberland county, Pennsylvania, and practiced law there for a number of years, acquiring considerable eminence in his profession. He was a delegate from Northumberland to the Pennsylvania Constitutional Convention of 1790, and represented his district in the Pennsylvania Assembly in 1803, 07, and 09, and in the State Senate in 18 16.
When the "Laws of Pennsylvania," were published in 1810-12, under the authority of the Legislature, Mr. Smith furnished valuable notes for the work. He was elected a member of the American Philosophical Society in 1805, and was one of its active members for many years. In 18 19 the University of Pennsylvania conferred upon him the honorary degree of LL. D. and on March 27 of that year he was appointed President Judge of the Ninth Judicial District, comprising the counties of Cumberland. Franklin and Adams. On April 28, 1820, he was ap- pointed Judge of the Circuit Court for the District of the city and county of Lancaster. On assuming the latter position he erected a handsome residence, near Lancaster, which he named "Hardwicke," and resided there for a number of years. He later removed to Baltimore, Maryland, and after a residence there of a few years removed to Philadelphia, and died at his residence, No. 12 Clinton Square, in that city, March 18, 1836, and is buried at the Church of the Epiphany.
Judge Smith married at Lancaster. March 3, 1791. Mary, eldest daughter of Judge Jasper Yeates, of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, by his wife, Sarah, daughter of Col. James Burd, a distinguished officer in the Colonial wars as well as in the Revolution. Mary Yeates Smith was born at Lancaster, Pennsylvania, March 13, 1770. and died in Philadelphia, August 27. 1836.
Issue of Judge Charles and Mary (Yeates) Smith: ...
