Abraham Smith was a minister and native of Georgia. He was elected to the House of Representatives from Muscogee County, home to Columbus, Georgia. Smith served as Vice President of the Georgia Labor Convention held in Macon in October 1869, which was attended by fellow Original 33 member, Senator George Wallace. The convention received national attention and a write-up in the August 19 New York Times. Its aim was to discuss ideas and plans to create organized systems of Black labor with the aim of helping Black workers advance in Reconstruction Era Georgia amid the influx of workers coming to the State.