Abram D. Smith

The Honorable Abram D. Smith
Smith in 1856
Justice of the Wisconsin Supreme Court
In office June 1853 – June 1859
Preceded by	Position established
Succeeded by	Byron Paine
Personal details
Born	(1811-06-09)June 9, 1811 Lowville, New York, U.S.
Died	June 3, 1865(1865-06-03) (aged 53) New York, New York, U.S.
Resting place	Forest Home Cemetery Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Spouse	Mary Augusta Reed (m. 1832; died 1866)
Children	Mary Francis (Huggins) (Chapin) (b. 1834; died 1916) Maria Cecilia (Candee) (b. 1839; died 1921) Marius Smith (b. 1843; died 1844) Marion Augusta (Andrews) (b. 1846; died 1915)
Relatives	George B. Reed (brother-in-law) Orson Reed (brother-in-law) Harrison Reed (brother-in-law) Curtis Reed (brother-in-law) Martha Reed Mitchell (sister-in-law) John L. Mitchell (nephew)

Abram Daniel Smith (June 9, 1811 – June 3, 1865), often abbreviated A. D. Smith, was an American lawyer, politician, and pioneer. As a leader of the Hunters' Lodges, he was elected President of the Republic of Canada in the midst of the Canadian Rebellions of 1837–1838. Later, he became a prominent lawyer in the Wisconsin Territory, and was one of the first justices of the Wisconsin Supreme Court, where he authored a major opinion against the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850.^[1]