Thorowgood Smith | |
Order: | 2nd |
Office: | Mayor of Baltimore |
Predecessor: | James Calhoun |
Successor: | Edward Johnson |
Term Start: | 1804 |
Term End: | 1808 |
Party: | None |
Birth Place: | Accomac County, Province of Virginia, British America |
Nationality: | American |
Thorowgood Smith (1744 in Accomac County, Virginia – August 13, 1810) was the second mayor of Baltimore from 1804 to 1808.[1] He was appointed to that position when his predecessor James Calhoun resigned. He served for 4 years. He reformed the police system, and ordered the building the plumbing system by the Baltimore water company. Smith was well respected throughout the region. He died in 1810.