The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-07-01
CHARLES PERRIN SMITH
Another Distinguished Jersey
mans Portrait Hung in the
State House Rotunda.


iishNio1s, jury + lsSo--Anotner por-
erait was hung n the fotufida Of me
State House YESTERDAY, that Of Charles
Ferr'n smith, VINO occupied 2 prominent
position m state affairs tnlrty-hNe years
aso. : occupies a pesition aiohgSloc
Tue portralt OF Generai Mott ana Is wen
placed.
Slaries terrm Sni1h was CLERK OF tne
supreme Court from 1851 TO 1872 He was
q son OF George Wlsnart smith, OF VIZ
GINA ana was porn IN Fhhaeeipnia IN
1919 uuf1hs z temporary residence OF ths
lsAlily n mat ehy- HIS pateinai prancn
osscendea from the Founders OF the com
MohWeaitn OF Virginia, lAe Caiverts, the
Moseieys' Dudieys, HaneoeKs. Perrins,
Mlsnares and otner prominent iamilles-
fiis mother was ftannah carpenter EileI
ana was direct descendant on her paternai
sac q Governor ihofnas Lloyd ana sam
uei carpenter, tWo OF Whilam Penn's
most distinguished coadjutors.
me SUBJECT OF this sketch removed TO
salem, New Jersey, at an early age,
where ne became thoroughly identified
win the community Inc considerable
means inherited We're placed BY the ex-
eculor N the Bank OF Maryland at
baltimore, ana IN the course OF a few
Gays lost by the total failure Of hat in
saeulion, ana ne was thrown upon MS
e1eftions for q livelihood. Upon
ATTAINING MS majority ne became editor
ans proprietor o. tne National standard,
ana soon alter"afd Of the "Harrisonlan."
ihfousn INDUSTRY ana perseverance ne
aciieNeu success Among other measures
he advocated the erection of what Is now
4 the State hosnital FIR tha s1sana noa-
tbis oi+y
LID
In 184S he wa united in marriage with
| Hester A.. daughter of Matthew Driver
Esa ~ srorinssaa,,nt 49, -
Esd. o. CafoAne county, Maryiand- It was
during a visit TO the seashore in 1877
| that he became IMPRESSED with the IN
aeEo,arou 80 ~ eesISs ,ea
vice, which depended upon volunteer boat
crews, imperfect apparatus and widely
sepAsatea statloiis, ny i = ss1rshely rea-
sonable to believe that the favorable ac-
ton Of Congress subsequently taken was
In IN, r,aos,,ra a. - ~ Sn,;th,. -
! ON measure uue 70 Mr. Stnlfns e.
iorts.
Mr.. Smith took an active part in poll
= ~ sAhs a." Soeu
an Important lhnuenee IN the state.
In 1856 he was elected to the State Sem
90 oais'a eounes N Inc laes OF
Strong oposltion on the part OF the Cam
den and Amboy Railroad Company. He
I served one fern in the Senate ~ He UpE
~. go "a7
appolhted CLERK o. the supreme Court IN
1891, When he removed to Trenton, by
| Governor Wjlliam Newell. roo ,o,;nted
!, soes q. rs~as
- low ~ governor Sharies p Ogden,
again in 1867 by Governor Marcus l..
Ward. his term exn;rino II. 1879 whom fhe
nresan4 r.,,raf.as - -
pI maasnt ddlt u beh}amin T; lee, was
z GoseEioE Josspn L. beule.
= ~, niit1en VS. gtry ac4xs suing me
riosts y = S, Ky niany uiilcutt an9 w
s aeI sasgs ~ 6 cgn So VIII the raising
~ s9uipplls q ,ne sgtaaeFs OF me stale.
e. Z Mas irlougn ~ enorts tnat tns nrst
sour feSf'iislass eiiaa Wsht &c me Helo Were
Suplltgu VII, a1'alullatioh ssgalihs
tMsaly-ns5 Inousand ROUNDS OF pau car
49, : ~, ~ = g W. w. ra ILL., e Prleus
Saass,rcv ss . ~ NY aorAs upon M pS1S9nIi
1S SRSorsties !, y ~ q ! * aNsw ! S[k
a'n 81 i - a.a ee ! X oiaeallss
n mgut peT gAseh n a srerfas H. s rs S sekn vS I2ysl
w., ~ ~ - ~ - r3o,ss5 y, 49, ysa .5e
nv M. Sr,sth esi5 svo,, 49, nsrfnrned
efsn - H. ss Ssa4a Sahf. nvu ar y pel ~ - x
i3a,, etS 800 4, ~ graat nj $ ~ ~
igIyoetu dagtf mn +, = hs %nals44ifeaI sna ofietaa
dlttas ~ saaanta5 4be cn5sr,a IA ~ fha
1880 rsnF1,n "a 4 rs,ssry ! "a sJtsniniinaa eorns
,as-aS ! ~ a. 2 eni4aI SSor 49, ~ ~
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