Thomas Rhett Smith

Thomas Rhett Smith was the twenty-first intendant (mayor) of Charleston, South Carolina, serving from 1813 to March 1815.

Thomas Rhett Smith
21st Mayor of Charleston
In office 1813 – March 1815
Preceded by	Thomas Bennett Jr.
Succeeded by	Elias Horry
Personal details
Born	1768
Died	March 28, 1829
Political party	Federalist
Spouse	Anne Rebecca Skirving (m. 1795)
Children	Anne Hutchinson Smith Elliott
Alma mater	Cambridge University

Thomas Rhett Smith acquired the John Drayton House at 2 Ladson St., Charleston in 1813 and occupied it during his time as mayor of the city.

Smith was born in 1768 to Roger Smith and Mary Rutledge. He served in the South Carolina House of Representatives for St. James and Goose Creek Parish during four session, 1792–1799.^[1] In September 1796, he was elected to be a warden (city council member) for Charleston and was re-elected in September 1797.^[2][3] In 1800–1801, he served another term, representing the Charleston area.^[4]

Smith was elected intendant on September 20, 1813, by a vote of 465 (Smith) to 318 (Democrat Thomas Bennett Jr.)^[5] and was re-elected on September 19, 1814. He did not complete his second term; he resigned in March 1815 and was replaced by Elias Horry.^[4]