Dr. Isaac Ambrose Smith

SMITH, Isaac A., physician, politician. Son of John Blair Smith and Elizabeth Fisher Nash Smith. Nephew of Samuel Stanhope Smith.

Arrived in St. Francisville, La., ca. 1811; practiced medicine, 1811-1831. Married (1) Elizabeth Ravencamp, step-daughter of Moses Kirkland, 1811. Married (2) Octavia or Ursula Bradford, daughter David Bradford (of Whiskey Rebellion fame)(q.v.), June 28, 1824. Incorporator, St. Francisville Library, 1816. Incorporator Baptist church, St. Francisville, 1823; president, board of trustees, College of Louisiana, Jackson, 1825-1831; member, Louisiana senate from Feliciana Parish, 1823-1831, president, 1830-1831. Died, July 17, 1831. E.K.D. Sources: Senate Journal; William H. Nelson, A Burning Torch and a Flaming Fire (1931); Lislet's Louisiana Digest, 1813-1824; West Feliciana Public Records. 1789-1831* Reference: Find A Grave Memorial - SmartCopy: Aug 7 2020, 17:01:41 UTC