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Lydia Hamilton Smith (c. 1814 – February 14, 1884) was the long-time housekeeper of Thaddeus Stevens and a prominent businesswoman after his death.
Thaddeus Stevens (April 4, 1792 – August 11, 1868) was an American politician and lawyer who served as a member of the United States House of Representatives from Pennsylvania, being one of the leaders of the Radical Republican faction of the Republican Party during the 1860s.
Lydia Hamilton Smith (1813–1884) was a prominent African American businesswoman in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, and the longtime housekeeper, life companion, and collaborator of the state’s abolitionist congressman Thaddeus Stevens.
Apr 2, 2014 · Thaddeus Stevens, a member of the U.S. House of Representatives during Abraham Lincoln's presidency, fought to abolish slavery and helped draft the 14th Amendment during Reconstruction.
Lydia Hamilton Smith is often referred to as Thaddeus Stevens’ housekeeper—and, perhaps, his common-law wife.
- Tracy Schorn
Mar 30, 2023 · Lydia Hamilton Smith. Mark Kelley (Source: Provided) Mark Kelley believes Lydia Hamilton Smith deserves to be much better known than she is. As a woman with Black ancestry in the mid-18th century United States, Smith overcame daunting odds throughout her life, Kelley said.
Lydia Hamilton Smith. Born a free woman near Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, Smith began working for Stevens in 1844 in Lancaster, PA. Her relationship with Stevens fascinated and infuriated many, and it made Smith a highly recognizable figure both locally and nationally.
