Alpheus Smith

Who was Alpheus Smith?

S. Alpheus Smith was a United States Customs House employee and the first secretary of the Republican Party general committee in Kings County, New York. He resided in Brooklyn, New York beginning in 1837. He was a native of New Jersey, living there prior to 1837.

His tenure at the Customs House in New York City lasted thirty-five years. Smith was secretary of the Republican general committee for seven years. He was a member of the Order of Odd Fellows. He served as a deputy Grand Master in New York and was earlier a Grand Master in New Jersey.

He lived to be eighty-two before dying in 1897 at his home on Clinton Street, in Brooklyn. He was survived by his wife, three sons, and two daughters. He is buried in Plainfield, New Jersey.