Dennis SMELT, Congress, GA (1750)

SMELT, Dennis, a Representative from Georgia; born near Savannah, Ga., about 1750; received a limited schooling; participated in the Revolutionary War; elected as a Republican to the Ninth Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of United States Representative Joseph Bryan; reelected to the Tenth and Eleventh Congresses (September 1, 1806-March 3, 1811); was not a candidate for reelection to the Twelfth Congress; death date unknown.

Source: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1771-Present