Thomas Rhett Smith

Who was Thomas Rhett Smith?

Thomas Rhett Smith was the twenty-first intendant of Charleston, South Carolina, serving from 1813 to March 1815.

Smith was born in 1768 to Roger Smith and Mary Rutledge. He served in the South Carolina House of Representatives for St. James and Goose Creek Parish during four session, 1792-1799. In September 1796, he was elected to be a warden for Charleston and was re-elected in September 1797. In 1800-1801, he served another term, representing the Charleston area.

Smith was elected intendant on September 20, 1813, by a vote of 465 to 318 and was re-elected on September 19, 1814. He did not complete his second term; he resigned in March 1815 and was replaced by Elias Horry.