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Gerrit Smith (March 6, 1797 – December 28, 1874), also spelled Gerritt Smith, was an American social reformer, abolitionist, businessman, public intellectual, and philanthropist. Married to Ann Carroll Fitzhugh, Smith was a candidate for President of the United States in 1848, 1856, and 1860.
Feb 26, 2015 · Gerrit Smith was a widely known philanthropist and social reformer who ran for President in 1848. He was born in Utica, New York in 1797 and lived in nearby Peterboro. He was Elizabeth Cady's first cousin.
Gerrit Smith (born March 6, 1797, Utica, New York, U.S.—died December 28, 1874, New York, New York) was an American reformer and philanthropist who provided financial backing for the antislavery crusader John Brown.
Gerrit Smith believed that the Union should be preserved and that the Constitution prohibited slavery. He helped to organize, and participated in, anti-slavery conventions in many New York communities.
Gerrit Smith was a widely known philanthropist and social reformer of the mid-nineteenth century. He was born in Utica, NY, in 1797 and made his home in nearby Peterboro until his death in 1874. Smith's father, Peter Smith, was among the early white settlers of Madison County.
Smith helped hundreds of African Americans by purchasing their freedom from slavery, arranging safe passage to Canada, helping families establish their lives locally, gifting land, providing educational opportunities, and working for human rights.
Mar 4, 2022 · The historic home of Gerrit Smith, a wealthy New York abolitionist and philanthropist. Designation: National Historic Landmark, National and State Register of Historic Places, National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom Site, Heritage NY Underground Railroad Trail, New York State's Equal Rights Designations (ILNY), Madison County Freedom ...
Jun 11, 2018 · Gerrit Smith (1797-1874), American philanthropist and reformer, was a founder of the radical-abolitionist Liberty party. Gerrit Smith was born on March 6, 1797. His father, a partner of merchant John Jacob Astor, was one of the biggest landowners in the nation.
When the Civil War ended in April of 1865, Gerrit Smith advocated leniency toward the defeated South. He forgave the outstanding debts of his southern clients, and traveled to Richmond, Virginia to sign the bail bond of former Confederate President Jefferson Davis and contribute $25,000 to securing his freedom.
Gerrit Smith was a widely known philanthropist and social reformer who was a leading Abolitionist in the mid-Nineteenth Century. He was born in Utica, NY in 1797 and lived in nearby Peterboro until his deat in 1874.
