• Thumbnail for Francis Ormand Jonathan Smith
    Francis Ormand Jonathan Smith (Brentwood, New Hampshire, November 23, 1806; Deering, Maine, October 14, 1876) was a U.S. lawyer, legislator, and telegraph...
    7 KB (835 words) - 07:09, 20 December 2023
  • Ormand is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: Danny Ormand Francis Ormand Jonathan Smith (1806–1876), American lawyer, legislator, telegraph...
    272 bytes (70 words) - 21:41, 26 March 2022
  • (c. 1621 – 1701), English peer Francis Ormand Jonathan Smith (1806–1876), US representative from Maine Francis Smith (Australian politician) (1819–1909)...
    3 KB (355 words) - 16:45, 28 April 2024
  • Thumbnail for F.O.J. Smith Tomb
    The F.O.J. Smith Tomb is an historic tomb in Evergreen Cemetery in Portland, Maine. It is the tomb of Francis Ormand Jonathan Smith (1806–76), US Congressman...
    4 KB (425 words) - 02:19, 22 February 2024
  • Telegraph Company was formed by Francis Ormand Jonathan Smith to connect Buffalo, Cleveland, Detroit, Chicago and Milwaukee. Smith was a partner in ownership...
    729 bytes (89 words) - 01:08, 18 November 2023
  • Thumbnail for Western Union
    Michigan Telegraph Company, controlled by John James Speed, Francis Ormand Jonathan Smith and Ezra Cornell and, at Cornell's insistence, changed its name...
    52 KB (5,269 words) - 08:44, 27 April 2024
  • Thumbnail for Aroostook War
    Representative Francis Ormand Jonathan Smith of Maine outlined the events and the various communications sent and received since 1825. Representative Smith noted...
    29 KB (3,688 words) - 06:39, 20 May 2024
  • Thumbnail for Ezra Cornell
    Milwaukee along with his partners John James Speed and Francis Ormand Jonathan Smith. Cornell, Speed, and Smith also built the New York and Erie line, which competed...
    21 KB (2,169 words) - 07:06, 20 December 2023
  • Thumbnail for Samuel Morse
    Morse finally gained financial backing by Maine congressman Francis Ormand Jonathan Smith. This funding may be the first instance of government support...
    64 KB (7,395 words) - 22:36, 8 March 2024
  • Thumbnail for Baxter Woods
    The land which became Baxter Woods was owned by Congressman Francis Ormand Jonathan Smith. He died in 1876 and his estate sold the forest to canning magnate...
    3 KB (285 words) - 12:47, 21 March 2024