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Caleb Blood Smith

Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of Indiana · 1862

Caleb Blood Smith , Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of Indiana. Caleb Blood Smith (April 16, 1808 – January 7, 1864) was a United States representative from Indiana, the 6th U.S. secretary of the interior and a district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Indiana.

Education

  • Miami University, Ohio
  • Cincinnati College (now University of Cincinnati)
  • Read law1828

Career

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

Biography

Caleb Blood Smith (April 16, 1808 – January 7, 1864) was a United States representative from Indiana, the 6th U.S. secretary of the interior and a district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Indiana.

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