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Samuel B. Smith

Whig

Date	Party	Office	Votes	Result
11-02-1852	Whig	SD-14	0	Win
01-01-1854	Whig	SD-15	0	Win

Website:	www.findagrave.com/memorial/15741605/samuel_b-smith

Candidate Biography:

Born: October 3, 1827 in Troy Hills, NJ
Died: June 16, 1886 in Fredonia, NY

1861: Smith served as one of two 'seconds' for Charles W. Piercy in his duel with Daniel Showalter. Piercy died after being shot in the duel.

Source: Obituary. Daily Alta California, Volume 41, Number 13462, 6 July 1886