The history of the state of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations . ound; it was possibly Steere.) (VII) Richard Smith, son of Pitts and SusannaSmith, was born May 15, 1796, in Smithfield, and diedin Providence, August 28, 1864. In early life he residedin Glocester, and when a young man, in 1820, removedto Providence, and took possession of the Bull DeigTavern, which was built in 1798 at Bull Dog Square,now known as Randall Square. He succeeded CalvinDean in the management of the hotel, and continueduntil 1840, when it was sold to Mary Ann the time Richard Smith conducted the h
The history of the state of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations . ound; it was possibly Steere.) (VII) Richard Smith, son of Pitts and SusannaSmith, was born May 15, 1796, in Smithfield, and diedin Providence, August 28, 1864. In early life he residedin Glocester, and when a young man, in 1820, removedto Providence, and took possession of the Bull DeigTavern, which was built in 1798 at Bull Dog Square,now known as Randall Square. He succeeded CalvinDean in the management of the hotel, and continueduntil 1840, when it was sold to Mary Ann the time Richard Smith conducted the hotel,the large assembly room in it was devoted on Sunrlayto religious meetings, with steadily increasing congre-gations, until the attendance was gathered into tlieFourth Baptist Church Society. Baptisms were per-formed in the Moshausick river, which flowed neaithe tavern. Later Colonel Smith conducted succes-sively the Franklin House, the Eagle House and Amer-ican Hotel, and was one of the best known hotel men irthe State in his day. He was among the forty-niners,. BIOGRAPHICAL 377 who went to California in search of gold, but soonreturned to Providence, and continued to make his homethere until his death. He married Elizabeth Phillips,daughter of David Phillips. The Phillips coat-of-armsis as follows: Arms—Gules, a chevron argent, between three fal-cons proper, ducally g-orged, beaked and membered, or. Crest—Out of a ducal coronet or, an arm embowedin armor, the hand holding a broken spear proper,powdered with fleur-de-lis gold. (VIII) Jane Smith, daughter of Richard and Eliza-beth (Philhps) Smith, married, April 17, 1850, Wil-liam H. Remington, of Providence. (See RemingtonIX.) HON. ARAM J. POTHIER—Ex-Governor of Rhode Island, twice mayor of Woonsocket, and twicecommissioner to Paris. That, in brief, is the story ofthis remarkable mans public career. In the realm offinance he stands before the world as president of theUnion Trust Company of Providence, and in connec-ti
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