Barney Circle in Southeast Washington in Washington, District of Columbia — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
John Smilie
Congressional Cemetery
Photographed By Devry Becker Jones (CC0), October 29, 2019
1. John Smilie Marker
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John Smilie. Congressional Cemetery. Patriot John Smilie (1741-1812) joined the militia when the Revolutionary War began, leaving his Pennsylvania farm in the care of his wife. He was elected to the Pennsylvania state legislature in 1784. A vocal abolitionist, Smilie was instrumental in passing Pennsylvania's anti-slavery law, the first of its kind in the nation, and advocated the death penalty for slave smugglers and immediate freedom for illegally imported slaves. Smiley was present at the US Constitutional Convention and was elected to the US Congress in 1792, serving 7 straight terms. In 1812, at age 71, he was re-elected to an eighth term, but died of typhus fever before it began. He was buried at Congressional Cemetery.
Patriot John Smilie (1741-1812) joined the militia when the Revolutionary War began, leaving his Pennsylvania farm in the care of his wife. He was elected to the Pennsylvania state legislature in 1784. A vocal abolitionist, Smilie was instrumental in passing Pennsylvania's anti-slavery law, the first of its kind in the nation, and advocated the death penalty for slave smugglers and immediate freedom for illegally imported slaves. Smiley was present at the US Constitutional Convention and was elected to the US Congress in 1792, serving 7 straight terms. In 1812, at age 71, he was re-elected to an eighth term, but died of typhus fever before it began. He was buried at Congressional Cemetery.
Location. 38° 52.957′ N, 76° 58.662′ W. Marker is in Southeast Washington in Washington, District of Columbia. It is in Barney Circle. Marker can be reached from E Street Southeast, 0.1 miles east of Potomac Avenue Southeast, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker
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is at or near this postal address: 1801 E Street Southeast, Washington DC 20003, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Photographed By Devry Becker Jones (CC0), October 29, 2019
2. John Smilie Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on January 30, 2023. It was originally submitted on October 29, 2019, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 398 times since then and 70 times this year. Photos:1, 2. submitted on October 29, 2019, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
