Abram D. Smith
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.
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