Stephen R. Smith

Stephen R. Smith, was born in Whitneyville, Connecticut on August 28, 1836, was the twenty-fourth Adjutant General of the State of Connecticut. He was an active leader of the Republican Party; he served as an alderman and a councilman. He was also a Grand marshal at the Grand Lodge of the State.

Military career
In February 1858, Stephen R. Smith joined the New Haven Grays. On January 13, 1876 he was promoted colonel of the 2nd Regt. On January 8, 1885 Smith was appointed Connecticut Adjutant General by Governor Henry B. Harrison.

Personal life
Stephen R. Smith got married on December 28, 1873 to Mary Cough. They had four daughters and two sons; Lizzie M. (1874), Irenel (1876), Ethel (1878), Frank I (1881-1881), M. Pearl (1883) and Claire L. (1887). Stephen R. Smith died in December 1889, in New Haven, Connecticut.