{{Use mdy dates|date=October 2024}} '''Edward Dunlap Smith''' (1807 – March 28, 1883) was a Presbyterian clergyman and served as Chaplain of the United States House of Representatives (1834–1835).
== Early life ==
Edward Dunlap Smith was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the son of a prominent ironmaster. He was a graduate of Princeton University, the University of Virginia and Princeton Theological Seminary.<ref name="New York Times Obituary 1883">{{Cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-new-york-times-the-rev-edward-dunla/156935598/ |title=The Rev. Edward Dunlap Smith |newspaper=The New York Times |page=5 |date=March 29, 1883 |access-date=2024-10-11 |via=Newspapers.com}}</ref>
== Ministry ==
Smith served a Presbyterian church in Washington, D.C., before moving to New York City's Old Chelsea Presbyterian Church (West 22nd Street) in 1838 and preached there for 30 years before retiring.<ref name="New York Times Obituary 1883"/>
== Chaplain of the House of Representatives ==
On December 1, 1834, Rev. Edward Dunlap Smith was appointed chaplain of the United States House of Representatives.<ref>Presbyterian Historical Society, Montreat, NC</ref>
== Personal life ==
Smith met his wife Jane Blair Cary, daughter Virginia Randolph and Wilson Jefferson Cary, while a student at the University of Virginia. The Smiths were the parents of four sons, including, Archibald Cary Smith the celebrated marine architect, and two daughters.<ref name="New York Times Obituary 1883"/>
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