reelection by Tichenor. Smith served as Vermont's fourth Governor. Death and legacy After leaving the governorship, Smith resumed practicing law in Rutland. He became ill and died in Rutland. He was interred at West Street Cemetery in Rutland. His home in Rutland has been preserved. References External links Israel Smith biography at National Governors Association govtrack.us A Guide to the Papers of Vermont's Governors Rutland Historical Society Vermont: The Official State Website Governors of Vermont United States senators from Vermont Members of the Vermont House of Representatives 1759 births 1810 deaths People from Rupert, Vermont Yale University alumni Democratic-Republican Party United States senators Vermont lawyers Justices of the Vermont Supreme Court Burials in Vermont Democratic-Republican Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Vermont Democratic-Republican Party state governors of the United States 19th-century American lawyers