{{Short description|American politician (1826–1888)}} {{Other people|Horace Smith}} <!-- This article was automatically created by User:polbot from http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=S000552. The prose may be stilted, and there may be grammatical and Wikification errors. Please improve in any way you see fit. --> {{infobox officeholder |name=Horace B. Smith |image=Horace Boardman Smith.jpg |state=New York |district={{ushr|NY|27|27th}} |term_start=March 4, 1871 |term_end=March 3, 1875 |predecessor=Hamilton Ward Sr. |successor=Thomas C. Platt |birth_name=Horace Boardman Smith |birth_date={{birth date|1826|8|18}} |birth_place=Whitingham, Vermont, U.S. |death_date={{death date and age|1888|12|26|1826|8|18}} |death_place=Elmira, New York, U.S. |resting_place=Woodlawn Cemetery |party=Republican |alma_mater=Williams College |occupation=Politician, lawyer, judge }} '''Horace Boardman Smith''' (August 18, 1826 &ndash; December 26, 1888) was a U.S. Representative from New York.

Born in Whitingham, Vermont, Smith pursued classical studies and graduated from Williams College, Williamstown, Massachusetts, in 1847. He studied law. He was admitted to the bar in 1850 and began practice in Elmira, New York. <!-- A grammar fix may be needed here. -->Held several local offices. He served as judge of Chemung County in 1859 and 1860.

Smith was elected as a Republican to the Forty-second and Forty-third Congresses (March 4, 1871 – March 3, 1875). He served as chairman of the Committee on Elections (Forty-third Congress). He was not a candidate for renomination in 1874. He resumed the practice of law in Elmira, New York, until 1883. He served as justice of the supreme court of New York State 1883-1888. He retired to his home at Elmira, where he died on December 26, 1888. He was interred in Woodlawn Cemetery.

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