Samuel Nicholas Smallwood

Samuel Nicholas Smallwood
5th Mayor of the City of Washington, D.C.
In office
June 14, 1819  June 14, 1822
Preceded byBenjamin G. Orr
Succeeded byThomas Carbery
7th Mayor of the City of Washington, D.C.
In office
June 14, 1824  September 30, 1824
Preceded byThomas Carbery
Succeeded byRoger C. Weightman
Personal details
Born(1772-09-05)September 5, 1772
Charles County, MD
DiedSeptember 30, 1824(1824-09-30) (aged 52)
Washington, DC
Resting placeCongressional Cemetery
NationalityAmerican
SpouseRuth Beall
Parent
  • Samuel Smallwood (father)
RelativesWilliam Smallwood
Residence324 Virginia Avenue SE
Occupationmerchant

Samuel Nicholas Smallwood (5 September 1772 – September 30, 1824) was the fifth and seventh mayor of Washington, D.C., and was the first popularly elected mayor of the city. Appointed to a one-year term in 1819, Smallwood was elected the following year to a two-year term, which he served from 1820–1822. He then was re-elected in 1824 but served only three months of his second term before dying at the age of 52.