# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/william-hugh-smith
# Generated: 2026-08-13T18:54:46.147Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/william-hugh-smith"
name: "William Hugh Smith"
slug: "william-hugh-smith"
description: "William Hugh Smith was an American planter and politician, the 21st governor of Alabama. He was the first Republican elected as governor in the state, serving from 1868 to 1870 during the period of Reconstruction. A former slave owner, he had opposed secession from the United States on the grounds it would imperil slavery. He appeared driven by practical consideration rather than principled opposition to slavery."
tagline: "American politician (1826-1899)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/William_Hugh_Smith.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
  name: "United States"
  isoCode: "US"
category:
  name: "Politicians"
  slug: "politicians"
profileType:
  name: "Politician"
  slug: "politician"
birthDate: "1826-04-26"
deathDate: "1899-01-01"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
  popularity:           44.47
  momentum:             8.121915820029027
  historical:           8.544457333333334
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     54.99999999999999
  profileCompleteness:  70
  trendDirection:       "RISING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
sources:
  - url: "https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Hugh_Smith"
    title: "William Hugh Smith"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%88%D9%8A%D9%84%D9%8A%D8%A7%D9%85_%D9%87%D9%8A%D9%88_%D8%B3%D9%85%D9%8A%D8%AB"
    title: "ويليام هيو سميث"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%88%D9%8A%D9%84%D9%8A%D8%A7%D9%85_%D9%87%D9%8A%D9%88_%D8%B3%D9%85%D9%8A%D8%AB"
    title: "ويليام هيو سميث"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://azb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%88%DB%8C%D9%84%DB%8C%D8%A7%D9%85_%D9%87%DB%8C%D9%88_%D8%A7%DB%8C%D8%B3%D9%85%DB%8C%D8%AA"
    title: "ویلیام هیو ایسمیت"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Hugh_Smith"
    title: "William Hugh Smith"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Hugh_Smith"
    title: "William Hugh Smith"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Hugh_Smith"
    title: "William Hugh Smith"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_H._Smith"
    title: "William H. Smith"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%95%D7%99%D7%9C%D7%99%D7%90%D7%9D_%D7%99%D7%95_%D7%A1%D7%9E%D7%99%D7%AA'"
    title: "ויליאם יו סמית'"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://la.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gulielmus_Hugo_Smith"
    title: "Gulielmus Hugo Smith"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q784487"
    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"

# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump