William Smith (South Carolina politician, born 1751)

William Smith (September 20, 1751 – June 22, 1837) was a U.S. congressman, state senator and judge from South Carolina.

He moved to what became Spartanburg District, South Carolina with his family in 1765, where he became a planter.

He fought in the Revolutionary War and served as a county judge from 1785 to 1797.

He was elected back to the South Carolina Senate serving from 1810 to 1818.

This article incorporates public domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress