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Larkin Smith
Member From: 1784 - 1803
- Birth Date: 1757 Birth Place:"Rickahock", King and Queen County, Virginia
- Death Date: September 28, 1813
- Gender: Male Race: Caucasian
- Spouse: Mary Eleanor Hill, April 21, 1781; Sophia Ann Taliaferro, May 25, 1804
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- Military Service: Larkin Smith entered the Revolutionary War as a private in a company of minutemen, November 1775; cadet, 6th Virginia Regiment, February 10, 1776; cornet, 4th Regiment Continental Light Dragoons, August 1, 1777; lieutenant, September 4, 1778; captain, April 1, 1780, and served until the close of the war. Resigned as Colonel of the Regiment of Dragoons, 1807.
- Occupation/Profession: Justice of the Peace, King and Queen County, September 30, 1784Collector, Port of Norfolk, October 12, 1807 - September 28, 1813
- Memberships/Affiliations: Society of Cincinnati
- Additional Info: His second wife, Sophia Ann Taliaferro, was the sister of Littleton Waller Tazewell, who served as Governor of Virginia (1834-36). She was the daughter of Judge Henry and Dorothea Elizabeth (Waller) Tazewell of Williamsburg.
- Bio: Born at “Rickahock”, King and Queen County, Va., about 1757. Died in Fredericksburg, Va., September 28, 1813. Larkin Smith of King and Queen County was the son of John and Mary (Chew) Smith. He entered the Revolutionary War as a private in a company of minute men, November, 1775; cadet 6th Virginia Regiment, February 10, 1776; cornet 4th Regiment, Continental Light Dragoons, August 1, 1777; lieutenant, September 4, 1778; captain, April 1, 1780, and served to the close of the war; and was distinguished for his gallant and meritorious service. He was appointed justice of the peace for King and Queen County, September 30, 1784, He was a member of the House of Delegates, 1784-85, 1788-90, 1792-94, 1797-98, 17991803. He took the oath as a member of the Privy Council, June 7, 1794. On October 7, 1794, he and Edmund Harrison, who succeeded him as Speaker, reported to the Governor on the condition of the State Treasury. He resigned as Colonel of the Regiment of Dragoons in 1807, and was appointed Collector for the port of Norfolk. He served as such from October 12, 1807, until his death. He was a member of the Society of the Cincinnati. He has been described as an accomplished gentleman, a virtuous politician, and an inflexible officer. He married firstly, April 21, 1781, Mary Eleanor Hill. Secondly, he married, May 25, 1804, Sophia Ann Taliaferro (widow of Benjamin Taliaferro) at the home of her brother, Littleton WaIler Tazewell, who was Governor of Virginia, 1834-36. She was a daughter of judge Henry and Dorothea Elizabeth (Walter) Tazewell of Williamsburg. There is no known portrait of him, While he was Speaker of the House, the Clerk was WILLIAM WIRT.
- Other Notable Service and/or Elected Offices:
Privy Council, June 7, 1794
Speaker of the House, 1799-1802
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| 1792 | King and Queen | Claims Privileges and Elections Propositions and Grievances |
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| 1793 | King and Queen | Courts of Justice Privileges and Elections Propositions and Grievances |
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| 1797-1798 | King and Queen | Claims Privileges and Elections Propositions and Grievances |
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| 1799-1800 | King and Queen | Speaker of the House | |||
| 1800-1801 | King and Queen | Democratic-Republican | Speaker of the House | ||
| 1801-1802 | King and Queen | Democratic-Republican | Speaker of the House | ||
| 1802-1803 | King and Queen | Democratic-Republican | Clerk's Office (Chair) Courts of Justice Executive Expenditures Privileges and Elections |
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