Biography

10/02/1815 - 06/23/1865

George Rush Smith (R1) Philadelphia County 1860-1862 

Early Life:

George Rush Smith, born, October 2, 1815, Hamburg, Berks County, Pennsylvania; elected, Whig, Pennsylvania House of Representatives, 1838-1841; appointed, tax appraiser, Philadelphia, 1847; elected, Republican, Pennsylvania State Senate  Philadelphia, 1861; appointed, health officer, city of Philadelphia, Port of Philadelphia, 1864 ; died, June 23, 1865 (aged 49), city of Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania; interment, Woodlands Cemetery, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania.

Pennsylvania Politics:

Elected, Whig, Pennsylvania House of Representatives, 1838-1841. 

Elected, Republican, Pennsylvania State Senate, 1st district, Philadelphia County, 1861. 

Appointed, tax appraiser, Philadelphia, 1847. 

Appointed, health officer, city of Philadelphia, Port of Philadelphia, March 30, 1864.

Pennsylvania State House of Representatives Biography:

Official Website - PA House Archives Official Website (state.pa.us)

Cited:

Cox, Harold. "Senate Members S". Wilkes University Election Statistics Project. Wilkes University.

George Rush Smith (1815-1865) - Find a Grave Memorial