Caleb Blood Smith
Personal
Birthday:
4/16/1808
Birthplace:
Boston, MA
Date of Death:
1/7/1864
Place of Death:
Indianapolis, IN
Race or Ethnicity:
White
Gender:
Male Prior Employment:
Private practice, Connersville, Indiana, 1828-1843
Editor, Indiana Sentinel, 1832
State representative, Indiana, 1832-1837, 1840-1841
Commissioner to collect assets and adjust debts, Indiana, 1837
U.S. representative from Indiana, 1843-1849
Member, board of commissioners to adjust claims against Mexico, 1849-1851
Private practice, Cincinnati, Ohio, 1851-1859
Secretary of the Interior, 1861-1863
Education
Name of School:
Cincinnati College (now University of Cincinnati)
Name of School - Second:
Miami University, Ohio
Name of School - Third:
Read law
Degree Year - Third:
1828 Judicial Career
Court Name:
U. S. District Court, District of Indiana
President Nominating:
Abraham Lincoln
Party Affiliation of President:
Republican
Commission Date:
12/22/1862
Termination Date:
01/07/1864
Termination Reason:
Death