Smith Thompson
 Smith Thompson (January 17 1768 – December 18 1843) was a United States Secretary of the Navy from 1818 to 1823 and a United States Supreme Court Associate Justice from 1823 until his death in 1843.Born in Amenia New York Thompson graduated from Princeton University (then known as the College of New Jersey) in 1788 taught for a short period thereafter then studied law under James Kent and subsequently set up a law practice.