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Worthington C. Smith
Worthington C. Smith
Member of the ; United States House of Representatives ; from Vermont's 3rd district
	In office; March 4, 1867 – March 3, 1873
Preceded by	Portus Baxter
Succeeded by	George Whitman Hendee
Personal details
Born	April 19, 1823; St. Albans, Vermont, U.S.
Died	January 2, 1894 (aged 70); St. Albans, Vermont, U.S.
Political party	Republican
Spouse	Catherine M. Walworth
Children	F. Walworth Smith and W. Tracy Smith
Alma mater	University of Vermont at Burlington
Profession	Politician

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Worthington Curtis Smith (April 19, 1823 – January 2, 1894) was an American politician and railroad president. He served as a U.S. Representative from Vermont, and was the son of John Smith, of Vermont, a U.S. Representative from Vermont.^[1]

Early life

Smith was born in St. Albans, Vermont^[2] to John Smith and Maria Curtis Smith.^[3] He pursued classical studies and was a member of the Lambda Iota Society at the University of Vermont where he graduated in 1843. Smith studied law with his father but did not practice.^[4]

Career

Smith was involved in the iron trade, and from 1845 until 1860 he engaged in the manufacture of railroad supplies in the iron foundries located in Plattsburgh and St. Albans.^[5] During the Civil War, Smith assisted in raising the 1st Vermont Infantry Regiment.^[6]

Smith served as a member of the Vermont House of Representatives in 1863.^[7] He was a member of the Vermont State Senate in 1864 and 1865, and was unanimously elected President pro tempore in 1865.^[8] He was the president of the Vermont National Bank from 1864 until 1870.^[6]

Smith was elected as a Republican candidate to the Fortieth, Forty-first, and Forty-second Congresses, serving from March 4, 1867 until March 3, 1873.^[9] In Congress he served as chairman of the Committees of Banking and Currency, Manufactures and Weights and Measures.^[10]

Smith served as president of the St. Albans Foundry Company. He was director, and later president, of the Vermont and Canada Railroad, and vice-president of the Central Vermont Railway.^[11] From 1868 until 1892 he was a member of the corporation of the University of Vermont.^[5]

Personal life

Smith married Katherine M. Walworth on January 12, 1850. They had five children, including F. Walworth Smith, member of the Colorado State Senate, and W. Tracy Smith, vice-president and treasurer of the St. Albans Foundry Company.^[10]

Worthington C. Smith was the brother of Governor J. Gregory Smith and uncle of Governor Edward Curtis Smith.^[12]

Smith's daughter Katherine Maria Smith (1851-1935) was the wife of businessman William Walker Scranton (1844-1916).^[13] Their son Worthington Scranton (1876-1955) was the father of William Scranton, who served as Governor of Pennsylvania.^[14] The genealogical line for William Scranton runs from John Smith (great-great-grandfather) to Worthington C. Smith (great-grandfather) to Katherine Maria Smith Scranton (grandmother) to Worthington Scranton (father) to William Scranton.^[14]

Death

Smith died in St. Albans, Vermont on January 2, 1894.^[15] He was buried at Greenwood Cemetery in St. Albans.^[16]

References

^ "Smith, John (1789-1858)". The Political Graveyard. Retrieved December 16, 2012.
^ "Smith, Worthington Curtis (1823-1894)". The Political Graveyard. Retrieved December 16, 2012.
^ "John Smith". Ancestry.com. Retrieved December 16, 2012.
^ Brown, John Howard (2006). The Cyclopedia of American Biography V7: Comprising the Men and Women of the United States Who Have Been Identified with the Growth of the Nation. Kessinger Publishing. p. 146. ISBN 9781428640528.
^ ^a ^b University of Vermont. Associate Alumni, University of Vermont (1895). University of Vermont Obituary Record, Volume 1. University of Vermont. Associate Alumni, University of Vermont. p. 83.
^ ^a ^b Jones, Rossiter and John Howard Brown (1904). The Twentieth Century Biographical Dictionary of Notable Americans. Biographical Society.
^ "SMITH, Worthington Curtis, (1823 - 1894)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved December 16, 2012.
^ Brown, John Howard (2006). The Cyclopedia of American Biography V7: Comprising the Men and Women of the United States Who Have Been Identified with the Growth of the Nation. Kessinger Publishing. p. 146. ISBN 9781428640528.
^ "Rep. Worthington Smith". Govtrack.us. Retrieved December 16, 2012.
^ ^a ^b Aldrich, Lewis Cass (1891). History of Franklin and Grand Isle counties, Vermont: With illustrations and biographical sketches of some of the prominent men and pioneers. D. Mason & Co. pp. 716. Worthington Curtis smith president of the St. Albans Foundry Company.
^ Vermont History. Vermont Historical Society. 1915. p. 245.
^ "Biographical Sketch, J. (John) Gregory Smith" (PDF). J. Gregory Smith (1818-1891) Papers, 1810-1928. Montpelier, VT: Vermont Historical Society. October 2, 2007. pp. 1–2. Retrieved October 16, 2023.
^ Hitchcock, Frederick Lyman (1914). History of Scranton and Its People. Vol. II. New York, NY: Lewis Historical Publishing Company. pp. 31–32 – via Google Books.
^ ^a ^b Wolf, George D. (1981). William Warren Scranton, Pennsylvania Statesman. University Park, PA: Pennsylvania State University Press. p. 38. ISBN 978-0-2710-0278-1 – via Google Books.
^ "Worthington C. Smith Dead". The Burlington Free Press. Burlington, VT. January 3, 1894. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Spencer, Thomas E. (1998). Where They're Buried. Baltimore, MD: Clearfield Company. p. 310. ISBN 978-0-8063-4823-0 – via Google Books.

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Preceded by Portus Baxter	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Vermont's 3rd congressional district 1867-1873	Succeeded by George W. Hendee

[1] "Smith, John (1789-1858)". The Political Graveyard. Retrieved December 16, 2012.

[2] "Smith, Worthington Curtis (1823-1894)". The Political Graveyard. Retrieved December 16, 2012.

[3] "John Smith". Ancestry.com. Retrieved December 16, 2012.

[4] Brown, John Howard (2006). The Cyclopedia of American Biography V7: Comprising the Men and Women of the United States Who Have Been Identified with the Growth of the Nation. Kessinger Publishing. p. 146. ISBN 9781428640528.

[University_of_Vermont._Associate_Alumni,_University_of_Vermont_1895_83-5] University of Vermont. Associate Alumni, University of Vermont (1895). University of Vermont Obituary Record, Volume 1. University of Vermont. Associate Alumni, University of Vermont. p. 83.

[Jones_1904-6] Jones, Rossiter and John Howard Brown (1904). The Twentieth Century Biographical Dictionary of Notable Americans. Biographical Society.

[7] "SMITH, Worthington Curtis, (1823 - 1894)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved December 16, 2012.

[8] Brown, John Howard (2006). The Cyclopedia of American Biography V7: Comprising the Men and Women of the United States Who Have Been Identified with the Growth of the Nation. Kessinger Publishing. p. 146. ISBN 9781428640528.

[9] "Rep. Worthington Smith". Govtrack.us. Retrieved December 16, 2012.

[Aldrich_1891_https://archive.org/details/historyfranklin00aldrgoog/page/n800_716-10] Aldrich, Lewis Cass (1891). History of Franklin and Grand Isle counties, Vermont: With illustrations and biographical sketches of some of the prominent men and pioneers. D. Mason & Co. pp. 716. Worthington Curtis smith president of the St. Albans Foundry Company.

[11] Vermont History. Vermont Historical Society. 1915. p. 245.

[12] "Biographical Sketch, J. (John) Gregory Smith" (PDF). J. Gregory Smith (1818-1891) Papers, 1810-1928. Montpelier, VT: Vermont Historical Society. October 2, 2007. pp. 1–2. Retrieved October 16, 2023.

[13] Hitchcock, Frederick Lyman (1914). History of Scranton and Its People. Vol. II. New York, NY: Lewis Historical Publishing Company. pp. 31–32 – via Google Books.

[Wolf-14] Wolf, George D. (1981). William Warren Scranton, Pennsylvania Statesman. University Park, PA: Pennsylvania State University Press. p. 38. ISBN 978-0-2710-0278-1 – via Google Books.

[15] "Worthington C. Smith Dead". The Burlington Free Press. Burlington, VT. January 3, 1894. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.

[16] Spencer, Thomas E. (1998). Where They're Buried. Baltimore, MD: Clearfield Company. p. 310. ISBN 978-0-8063-4823-0 – via Google Books.

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-'''Worthington Curtis Smith''' (April 23, 1823 – January 2, 1894) was an [[United States|American]] politician and railroad president. He served as a [[United States House of Representatives|U.S. Representative]] from [[Vermont]], and was the son of [[John Smith (Vermont)|John Smith]], of [[Vermont]], a U.S. Representative from Vermont.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/smith5.html#092.59.40|title = Smith, John (1789-1858) |publisher= The Political Graveyard|accessdate= December 16, 2012}}</ref>
+'''Worthington Curtis Smith''' (April 19, 1823 – January 2, 1894) was an American politician and railroad president. He served as a [[United States House of Representatives|U.S. Representative]] from [[Vermont]], and was the son of [[John Smith (Vermont)|John Smith]], of [[Vermont]], a U.S. Representative from Vermont.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/smith5.html#092.59.40|title = Smith, John (1789-1858) |publisher= The Political Graveyard|accessdate= December 16, 2012}}</ref>
 ==Early life==
-Smith was born in [[St. Albans (town), Vermont|St. Albans]], [[Franklin County, Vermont]]<ref>{{cite web|url= http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/smith9.html#191.64.10|title = Smith, Worthington Curtis (1823-1894) |publisher= The Political Graveyard|accessdate= December 16, 2012}}</ref> to [[John Smith (Vermont)|John Smith]] and Maria Curtis Smith.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~mabiog/Worcester_County/smithjohn1789.htm|title = John Smith |publisher= Ancestry.com|accessdate= December 16, 2012}}</ref> He pursued classical studies and was a member of the [[Lambda Iota Society]]  at the [[University of Vermont]] where he graduated in 1843. Smith studied law with his father but did not practice.<ref>{{cite book|last=Brown|first=John Howard|title=The Cyclopedia of American Biography V7: Comprising the Men and Women of the United States Who Have Been Identified with the Growth of the Nation|year=2006|publisher=Kessinger Publishing|pages=146|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=BoRXQd08Gr0C&pg=PA146 }}</ref>
+Smith was born in [[St. Albans (town), Vermont|St. Albans, Vermont]]<ref>{{cite web|url= http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/smith9.html#191.64.10|title = Smith, Worthington Curtis (1823-1894) |publisher= The Political Graveyard|accessdate= December 16, 2012}}</ref> to [[John Smith (Vermont)|John Smith]] and Maria Curtis Smith.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~mabiog/Worcester_County/smithjohn1789.htm|title = John Smith |publisher= Ancestry.com|accessdate= December 16, 2012}}</ref> He pursued classical studies and was a member of the [[Lambda Iota Society]]  at the [[University of Vermont]] where he graduated in 1843. Smith studied law with his father but did not practice.<ref>{{cite book|last=Brown|first=John Howard|title=The Cyclopedia of American Biography V7: Comprising the Men and Women of the United States Who Have Been Identified with the Growth of the Nation|year=2006|publisher=Kessinger Publishing|pages=146|isbn=9781428640528|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=BoRXQd08Gr0C&pg=PA146 }}</ref>
 ==Career==
-Smith was involved in the iron trade, and from 1845 until 1860 he engaged in the manufacture of railroad supplies in the [[iron foundry|iron foundries]] located in [[Plattsburgh (city), New York|Plattsburgh]] and St. Albans.<ref>{{cite book|last=University of Vermont. Associate Alumni, University of Vermont|title=University of Vermont Obituary Record, Volume 1|year=1895|publisher=University of Vermont. Associate Alumni, University of Vermont|pages=83|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=gIQfAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA82&lpg=PA82&dq=Worthington+Curtis+smith+st+albans+vermont&source=bl&ots=XC5iGfhZKP&sig=OVd9LkLUBNL4h8GyefrXyZK1X7g&hl=en&sa=X&ei=wvjNUNnpGozQqwHg-4DgAQ&ved=0CG8Q6AEwCQ#v=onepage&q=Worthington%20Curtis%20smith%20st%20albans%20vermont&f=false}}</ref> During the [[American Civil War|Civil War]], Smith assisted in raising the [[1st Vermont Infantry]] Regiment.<ref>{{cite book|last=Jones|first=Rossiter and John Howard Brown|title=The Twentieth Century Biographical Dictionary of Notable Americans|year=1904|publisher=Biographical Society|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=_e0UAAAAYAAJ&pg=PT451&lpg=PT451&dq=Worthington+Curtis+smith+st+albans+vermont&source=bl&ots=pMrCATJzws&sig=osGARj-Qie9nooXR09-BylkDKpY&hl=en&sa=X&ei=wvjNUNnpGozQqwHg-4DgAQ&ved=0CGMQ6AEwBg}}</ref>
+Smith was involved in the iron trade, and from 1845 until 1860 he engaged in the manufacture of railroad supplies in the [[iron foundry|iron foundries]] located in [[Plattsburgh (city), New York|Plattsburgh]] and St. Albans.<ref name="University of Vermont. Associate Alumni, University of Vermont 1895 83">{{cite book|last=University of Vermont. Associate Alumni, University of Vermont|title=University of Vermont Obituary Record, Volume 1|year=1895|publisher=University of Vermont. Associate Alumni, University of Vermont|pages=83|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=gIQfAAAAYAAJ&q=Worthington+Curtis+smith+st+albans+vermont&pg=PA82}}</ref> During the [[American Civil War|Civil War]], Smith assisted in raising the [[1st Vermont Infantry]] Regiment.<ref name="Jones 1904">{{cite book|last=Jones|first=Rossiter and John Howard Brown|title=The Twentieth Century Biographical Dictionary of Notable Americans|year=1904|publisher=Biographical Society|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=_e0UAAAAYAAJ&q=Worthington+Curtis+smith+st+albans+vermont&pg=PT451}}</ref>
+Smith served as a member of the [[Vermont House of Representatives]] in 1863.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=S000641|title=SMITH, Worthington Curtis, (1823 - 1894)|publisher= Biographical Directory of the United States Congress|accessdate= December 16, 2012 }}</ref> He was a member of the [[Vermont State Senate]] in 1864 and 1865, and was unanimously elected [[President pro tempore of the Vermont State Senate|President pro tempore]] in 1865.<ref>{{cite book|last=Brown|first=John Howard|title=The Cyclopedia of American Biography V7: Comprising the Men and Women of the United States Who Have Been Identified with the Growth of the Nation|year=2006|publisher=Kessinger Publishing|pages=146|isbn=9781428640528|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=BoRXQd08Gr0C&q=Worthington+Curtis+smith+st+albans+vermont&pg=PA146}}</ref> He was the president of the Vermont National Bank from 1864 until 1870.<ref name="Jones 1904"/>
-Smith served as a member of the [[Vermont House of Representatives]] in 1863.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=S000641|title=
-SMITH, Worthington Curtis, (1823 - 1894)|publisher= Biographical Directory of the United States Congress|accessdate= December 16, 2012 }}</ref> He was a member of the [[Vermont State Senate]] in 1864 and 1865, and was unanimously elected [[President pro tempore of the Vermont State Senate|President pro tempore]] in 1865.<ref>{{cite book|last=Brown|first=John Howard|title=The Cyclopedia of American Biography V7: Comprising the Men and Women of the United States Who Have Been Identified with the Growth of the Nation|year=2006|publisher=Kessinger Publishing|pages=146|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=BoRXQd08Gr0C&pg=PA146&lpg=PA146&dq=Worthington+Curtis+smith+st+albans+vermont&source=bl&ots=Dt66O7MJ3c&sig=4wAjZuiP3Qb8rmWCrME_SWyszgg&hl=en&sa=X&ei=wvjNUNnpGozQqwHg-4DgAQ&ved=0CGUQ6AEwBw#v=onepage&q=Worthington%20Curtis%20smith%20st%20albans%20vermont&f=false}}</ref> He was the president of the Vermont National Bank from 1864 until 1870.<ref>{{cite book|last=Jones|first=Rossiter and John Howard Brown|title=The Twentieth Century Biographical Dictionary of Notable Americans|year=1904|publisher=Biographical Society|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=_e0UAAAAYAAJ&pg=PT451&lpg=PT451&dq=Worthington+Curtis+smith+st+albans+vermont&source=bl&ots=pMrCATJzws&sig=osGARj-Qie9nooXR09-BylkDKpY&hl=en&sa=X&ei=wvjNUNnpGozQqwHg-4DgAQ&ved=0CGMQ6AEwBg}}</ref>
 Smith was elected as a [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] candidate to the [[40th United States Congress|Fortieth]], [[41st United States Congress|Forty-first]], and [[42nd United States Congress|Forty-second]] Congresses, serving from March 4, 1867 until March 3, 1873.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.govtrack.us/congress/members/worthington_smith/410115|title = Rep. Worthington Smith
-|publisher= Govtrack.us|accessdate= December 16, 2012}}</ref>  In Congress he served as chairman of the Committees of Banking and Currency, Manufactures and Weights and Measures.<ref>{{cite book|last=Aldrich|first=Lewis Cass|title=History of Franklin and Grand Isle counties, Vermont: With illustrations and biographical sketches of some of the prominent men and pioneers|year=1891|publisher=D. Mason & Co.|pages=716|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ATATAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA715&lpg=PA715&dq=Worthington+Curtis+smith+president+of+the+St.+Albans+Foundry+Company&source=bl&ots=uyE3fCYFEZ&sig=j16M64dFJYO17VplEP8V0WaAdqE&hl=en&sa=X&ei=kgHOUIutHomrygGpqoCACA&ved=0CEMQ6AEwAg#v=onepage&q=Worthington%20Curtis%20smith%20president%20of%20the%20St.%20Albans%20Foundry%20Company&f=false}}</ref>
+|publisher= Govtrack.us|accessdate= December 16, 2012}}</ref>  In Congress he served as chairman of the Committees of Banking and Currency, Manufactures and Weights and Measures.<ref name="Aldrich 1891 https://archive.org/details/historyfranklin00aldrgoog/page/n800 716">{{cite book|last=Aldrich|first=Lewis Cass|title=History of Franklin and Grand Isle counties, Vermont: With illustrations and biographical sketches of some of the prominent men and pioneers|year=1891|publisher=D. Mason & Co.|pages=[https://archive.org/details/historyfranklin00aldrgoog/page/n800 716]|url=https://archive.org/details/historyfranklin00aldrgoog|quote=Worthington Curtis smith president of the St. Albans Foundry Company.}}</ref>
-Smith served as president of the St. Albans Foundry Company. He was director, and later president, of the [[Central Vermont Railway|Vermont and Canada Railroad]], and vice-president of the [[Central Vermont Railway]].<ref>{{cite book|title=Vermont History|year=1915|publisher=Vermont Historical Society|pages=245|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=7FcSAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA245&lpg=PA245&dq=Worthington+Curtis+smith+vermont+university&source=bl&ots=Qr0bJt14Qq&sig=0W3uo8wRSFSVE7BLnM-qoLHRh-I&hl=en&sa=X&ei=KP_NULbFGoS1qgGb2YHYDg&ved=0CG0Q6AEwCA#v=onepage&q=Worthington%20Curtis%20smith%20vermont%20university&f=false}}</ref> From 1868 until 1892 he was a member of the corporation of the University of Vermont.<ref>{{cite book|last=University of Vermont. Associate Alumni, University of Vermont|title=University of Vermont Obituary Record, Volume 1|year=1895|publisher=University of Vermont. Associate Alumni, University of Vermont|pages=83|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=gIQfAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA82&lpg=PA82&dq=Worthington+Curtis+smith+st+albans+vermont&source=bl&ots=XC5iGfhZKP&sig=OVd9LkLUBNL4h8GyefrXyZK1X7g&hl=en&sa=X&ei=wvjNUNnpGozQqwHg-4DgAQ&ved=0CG8Q6AEwCQ#v=onepage&q=Worthington%20Curtis%20smith%20st%20albans%20vermont&f=false}}</ref>
+Smith served as president of the St. Albans Foundry Company. He was director, and later president, of the [[Central Vermont Railway|Vermont and Canada Railroad]], and vice-president of the [[Central Vermont Railway]].<ref>{{cite book|title=Vermont History|year=1915|publisher=Vermont Historical Society|pages=245|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=7FcSAAAAYAAJ&q=Worthington+Curtis+smith+vermont+university&pg=PA245}}</ref> From 1868 until 1892 he was a member of the corporation of the University of Vermont.<ref name="University of Vermont. Associate Alumni, University of Vermont 1895 83"/>
 ==Personal life==
-Smith married Katherine M. Walworth on January 12, 1850. They had five children together, including F. Walworth Smith, member of the [[Colorado State Senate]], and W. Tracy Smith, vice-president and treasurer of the St. Albans Foundry Company.<ref>{{cite book|last=Aldrich|first=Lewis Cass|title=History of Franklin and Grand Isle counties, Vermont: With illustrations and biographical sketches of some of the prominent men and pioneers|year=1891|publisher=D. Mason & Co.|pages=716|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ATATAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA715&lpg=PA715&dq=Worthington+Curtis+smith+president+of+the+St.+Albans+Foundry+Company&source=bl&ots=uyE3fCYFEZ&sig=j16M64dFJYO17VplEP8V0WaAdqE&hl=en&sa=X&ei=kgHOUIutHomrygGpqoCACA&ved=0CEMQ6AEwAg#v=onepage&q=Worthington%20Curtis%20smith%20president%20of%20the%20St.%20Albans%20Foundry%20Company&f=false}}</ref>
+Smith married Katherine M. Walworth on January 12, 1850. They had five children, including F. Walworth Smith, member of the [[Colorado State Senate]], and W. Tracy Smith, vice-president and treasurer of the St. Albans Foundry Company.<ref name="Aldrich 1891 https://archive.org/details/historyfranklin00aldrgoog/page/n800 716"/>
-Worthington C. Smith was the brother of [[Governor of Vermont|Governor]] [[J. Gregory Smith]] and uncle of Governor [[Edward Curtis Smith]].
+Worthington C. Smith was the brother of [[Governor of Vermont|Governor]] [[J. Gregory Smith]] and uncle of Governor [[Edward Curtis Smith]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://vermonthistory.org/documents/findaid/smithjg.pdf |title=Biographical Sketch, J. (John) Gregory Smith |date=October 2, 2007 |website=J. Gregory Smith (1818-1891) Papers, 1810-1928 |publisher=Vermont Historical Society |location=Montpelier, VT |access-date=October 16, 2023 |pages=1–2}}</ref>
-Smith's daughter Katherine Maria Smith (1851-1935) was the wife of businessman [[William Walker Scranton]] (1844-1916).  Their son Worthington Scranton (1876-1955) was the father of [[William Scranton]], who served as [[Governor of Pennsylvania]].   The genealogical line for William Scranton runs from John Smith (great-great-grandfather) to Worthington C. Smith (great-grandfather) to Katherine Maria Smith Scranton (grandmother) to Worthington Scranton (father) to William Scranton.
+Smith's daughter Katherine Maria Smith (1851-1935) was the wife of businessman [[William Walker Scranton]] (1844-1916).<ref>{{cite book |last=Hitchcock |first=Frederick Lyman |date=1914 |title=History of Scranton and Its People |volume=II |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=iJ9DAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA32 |location=New York, NY |publisher=Lewis Historical Publishing Company |pages=31–32 |via=[[Google Books]]}}</ref> Their son [[Worthington Scranton]] (1876-1955) was the father of [[William Scranton]], who served as [[Governor of Pennsylvania]].<ref name="Wolf">{{cite book |last=Wolf |first=George D. |date=1981 |title=William Warren Scranton, Pennsylvania Statesman |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=7DQMAAAAYAAJ&q=%22Worthington+C.+Smith+,+a+member+of+Congress+from+St.+Albans+,+Vermont%22 |location=University Park, PA |publisher=Pennsylvania State University Press |page=38 |isbn=978-0-2710-0278-1 |via=[[Google Books]]}}</ref> The genealogical line for William Scranton runs from John Smith (great-great-grandfather) to Worthington C. Smith (great-grandfather) to Katherine Maria Smith Scranton (grandmother) to Worthington Scranton (father) to William Scranton.<ref name="Wolf"/>
 ==Death==
-Smith died in St. Albans, Vermont on January 2, 1894. He is interred in Greenwood Cemetery in St. Albans.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/6887181|title = Worthington Curtis Smith| publisher=Find A Grave  |accessdate= December 16, 2012}}</ref>
+Smith died in St. Albans, Vermont on January 2, 1894.<ref>{{cite news |date=January 3, 1894 |title=Worthington C. Smith Dead |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-burlington-free-press-obituary-for-w/91276448/ |work=[[The Burlington Free Press]] |location=Burlington, VT |page=1 |via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref> He was buried at [[Greenwood Cemetery (St. Albans, Vermont)|Greenwood Cemetery]] in St. Albans.<ref>{{cite book |last=Spencer |first=Thomas E. |date=1998 |title=Where They're Buried |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=eLWao2lIGTEC&pg=PA310 |location=Baltimore, MD |publisher=Clearfield Company |page=310 |isbn=978-0-8063-4823-0 |via=[[Google Books]]}}</ref>
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 * [http://www.govtrack.us/congress/members/worthington_smith/410115 Govtrack.us]
 * [http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/smith9.html#191.64.10 The Political Graveyard]
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