(signed in by George W. Toland)
Wednesday May 19, 1841
Philosophical Hall
104 South Fifth Street, Independence Square, First Floor
Politics, Diplomacy & Law
Occupation: Lawyer and Politician
Residence: Connecticut
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Truman Smith, November 27, 1791 — May 3, 1884
Truman Smith was an American lawyer and politician. He studied law and established a practice in Connecticut before entering politics as a member of the state legislature in 1831. He later served two terms in the U.S. House of Representatives between 1839 and 1849. In 1849 Smith declined President Zachary Taylor's appointment to be the first U.S. Secretary of the Interior, instead serving in the Senate until 1854. After his Senate term, Smith returned to his private law practice, which he moved to New York City. Smith visited the Athenaeum while serving in the House of Representatives.
(signed in by Edward Perot)
Friday May 19, 1820
Philosophical Hall
104 South Fifth Street, Independence Square, First Floor
Religious
Occupation: Clergyman
Residence: Charleston S. C. [South Carolina]
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Christopher Edwards Gadsden, November 25, 1785 – June 24, 1852
Christopher Edwards Gadsden was an American clergyman. He studied at Yale and was ordained a deacon in 1807. In 1815, he received his doctorate of divinity, and acted as a rector for multiple South Carolina congregations. The Record of Strangers indicates that Gadsden visited the Athenaeum on multiple occasions while he was a rector. He would go on to be elected bishop of South Carolina in 1840.
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