sentences:  He was a member of the Vermont State Senate in 1864 and 1865, and was unanimously elected President pro tempore in 1865.He was the president of the Vermont National Bank from 1864 until 1870.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.