Nathan Smith (January 8, 1770 – December 6, 1835) was a United States senator from Connecticut.

[2] Elected as a National Republican to the United States Senate, Smith served from March 4, 1833, until his death.

[3] He was 63 when he took his seat in the US Senate, one of the oldest serving members of that body and his only time in elected office.

Smith died in Washington, D.C., on December 6, 1835 (age 65 years, 332 days).

There is a cenotaph at Congressional Cemetery, Washington, D.C.[4] This article incorporates public domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress