| Perry Smith | |
| Jr/Sr1: | United States Senator |
| State1: | Connecticut |
| Term Start1: | March 4, 1837 |
| Term End1: | March 3, 1843 |
| Predecessor1: | Gideon Tomlinson |
| Successor1: | John Milton Niles |
| Office2: | Member of the Connecticut House of Representatives |
| Term2: | 1822–1823 1835-1836 |
| Birth Date: | 12 May 1783 |
| Birth Place: | Woodbury, Connecticut |
| Death Place: | New Milford, Connecticut |
| Spouse: | Anne Comstock Smith |
| Alma Mater: | Litchfield Law School |
| Occupation: | Lawyer |
| Party: | Democratic |
Perry Smith (May 12, 1783June 8, 1852) was a Connecticut lawyer and politician. He served in the Connecticut House of Representatives (1822-1823, 1835-1836) and United States Senate (1837-1843).
Smith was born in Woodbury, Litchfield County, Connecticut, on May 12, 1783, the son of John and Abigail (Lambert) Smith. He completed preparatory studies; studied law at the Litchfield Law School in 1807; was admitted to the bar and commenced the practice of law in New Milford. He married Anne Comstock who died on February 26, 1826.[1]
A member of Connecticut House of Representatives from New Milford from 1822 to 1823, Smith was made postmaster of New Milford and held that post from 1829 to 1837.[2] He was again a state representative from 1835 to 1836, as well as judge of probate court from 1833 to 1835.[3]
Elected as a Democrat to the United States Senate from Connecticut, Smith served from March 4, 1837 to March 3, 1843. He was chairman of the Committee on Agriculture (Twenty-fifth Congress); and was a member of the Committee on Revolutionary Claims (Twenty-sixth Congress).[4]
Smith died in New Milford on June 8, 1852 (age 69 years, 27 days). He is interred at New Milford Center Cemetery, New Milford, Connecticut,.[5]