The Ohio blue book; or, Who's who in the Buckeye state; a cyclopedia of biography of men and women of Ohio, Part 90

Author: Van Tassel, Charles Sumner, 1858-
Publication date: [1917]
Publisher: Toledo, Ohio
Number of Pages: 494


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SMITH, CARL, Insurance; born, Girard, Pa., March 24. 1880: son of Carlton L. Smith and Jennie (Wadsworth) Smith; educated: Fostoria public schools. Mar- ried, Foss L. Biggs, Dec. 7, 1911. Book- keeper Union Nat. Bank, Fostoria, Ohio, 1900-7; conducts largest insurance agency in Fostoria; organized Ohio Savings & Loan Assn., Fostoria, O., elected Secy. of Assn., Dec., 1915 -; general agent Northwestern Ohio State Mutual Life Ins. Co., of Worcester, Mass .; served in Co. D, 6th O. V. I., 1898-9, Spanish-Amer. War. Socs. and clubs: F. & A. M .; B. P. O. E., No. 935; T. S. Spanish War Vet- erans; Secy. Fostoria Commercial Club, . 1913-14. Presbyterian. Home address: 225 N. Union St., Fostoria, O.


SMITH, CARL HAMILTON, Common Pleas Judge; born, East Liverpool, Ohio, July 25, 1876; son of John Smith and Margaret (Berry) Smith; educated: Westminster Coll., New Wilmington, Pa .; Western Re- serve Law School, Cleveland, O. College degrees: A. B. Married, Bess M. Crow- ther, Jan. 9, 1907. Taught in Knoxville Coll., Knoxville, Tenn., 1900-1; admitted to Ohio bar, 1903; engaged in practice law, Steubenville, O., 1903 -; elected


judge, Court Common Pleas, Jefferson Co., O., 1912- Socs. and clubs: Ma- son; Elk; K. P .: Maccabees. United Presbyterian. Home address: Steuben- ville, Ohio.


SMITH, CARL W., Postmaster; born, Ken- ton, O., Feb. 18, 1588; son of Arnest F. Smith and Laura (Kanel) Smith; edu- cated: Kenton public schools. Editor Kenton Daily Democrat. 1907-11; elected postmaster Kenton, O., 1914 -; (young- est postmaster first-class office in state of Ohio). Socs. and clubs: Treas. Hardin Co. Athletic Club; Dir. Hardin Co. Chau- tauqua Assn .; Pres. Hardin Co. Democrat- ic Chib, 1908; Vice Pres. Drifters' Club; Pres. Dist. Nurse Assn. Presbyterian, Home address: 132 S. Market St .. Ken- ton, O.


SMITH, CHARLES B., Attorney and Bank- er; born, Winchester, Jackson Co., Ohio, Sept. 11, 1871; son of Hugh C. Smith and Anna S. (McClure) Smith; educated: pub- lic schools Ohio and West Virginia. Col- lege degrees: M. A .; LL. B. Married, Bertha W. Hubill, June 30, 1903. Organ- ized and is Pres. of The Citizens Bank & Savings Co .; organizer and Dir. The Standard Bldg. & Loan Co., Cincinnati, O .; practicing attorney in State and Fed- eral Courts at Cincinnati, O. Socs. and clubs: Cincinnati Chamber Commerce; Scottish Rite, 32d degree, K. T., Cincin- nati Cominandery; Shrine (Syrian Temple) ; K. P .: Odd Fellows; Jr. O. U. A. M .; Am. Bar Assn .; American Bankers' Assn. Methodist Episcopal. Home address: 6401 Ridge Ave., Cincinnati, O.


SMITH, CHARLES FREDERICK, General Manager Electric Ry .; born, Cincinnati, O., Nov. 6, 1863; son of John C. Smith and Matilda (Schiebly) Smith; educated: public schools, Cincinnati, O. Married, Elizabeth McFarland, Sept. 14, 1884. General Manager Toledo, Bowling Green & Southern Traction Co., 1887 -. Socs. and Clubs: 32d degree Mason; Elk; Odd Fellow; K. P. Home address: 718 South Main St., Findlay. O.


SMITH, CRAWFORD LEWIS, Banker; born, Munson, Ohio, Aug. 22, 1867; son of George C. Smith and Susan A. (Strong) Smith; educated: Chardon high school and Oberlin College. College degrees: Ph. D., Oberlin College. Married, Alice J. Hawkes, Sept. 1, 1892. Banker; Pres. Chardon


Savings Bank. Socs. and clubs: Men's


Club, Chardon, O. Congregational Ch. Home address, Chardon, O.


SMITH, E. OTIS, Physician-Surgeon; born, Rushville, Ind., Feb. 2, 1871; son of George W. Smith; educated: country schools of Indiana; Depauw Univ .; Med. Coll. of Ohio. College degrees: M. D., 1896. Mar- ried, Eugenia Bradley, 1901. Prof. Genito- Urinary Surgery, Med. Dept., U. of C .; Genito-Urinary Surgeon, Good Samaritan Hosp .; Dir. of Dept. of Genito-Urinary Surgery, Cincinnati General Hosp .; Pres. Ohio State Med. Assn., 1917-18. Socs. and clubs: Nu Sigma Nu; Phi Kappa Psi; Mem. Business Men's Club; Automobile Club; Hamilton County Golf Club. Mt. Auburn Methodist Ch. Home address: 2234 Highland Ave., Cincinnati, O.


SMITH, ELLA MAY, Composer and Writer; born, Uhrichsville, Ohio, March 12, 1860; daughter of Rufus Libbie Dunning and Sarah Ann (Price) Dunning; educated: Pub. Schs .; private tutors. Married, Dan L. Smith, Nov. 7, 1878. Member faculty Phelps Coll. School, Columbus, O .; Pres. Women's Music Club, 13 yrs .; dean Wal- lace Coll. School; Instr. in Musical His- tory; writer number poems, songs, short


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stories; editor 15 yrs. music department, Ohio State Journal; Columbus Dispatch; Columbus Correspondent New York Mu- sical Courier, at present; Pres. Stillman Kelley Pub. Soc .; corporate member Ed. MacDowell Assn., Peterborough, N. H .; Columbus Correspondent Musical Amer- ica; chairman Dept. American Music, Nat. Fed. Musical Clubs; member D. A. R .; Old Northwest Hist. & Geneal. Soc .; New England Soc. Preservation of Antiquities; Sorosis Lit. Soc .; Columbus Art Assn. Methodist. Home address: 60 Jefferson Ave., Columbus, O.


SMITH, GEORGE HUNTER, Banker; born, Chillicothe, Ohio, Oct. 12, 1861; son of Amos Smith and Henrietta (Renick)


Smith; educated: Kenyon Coll., Gambier, O., 1880-3. Married, Clara Louise Boggs, Dec. 27, 1888. Began as bookkeeper of coal mining company, 1883; took charge of sales department, Wellston (O.) Coal Co., 1885, clected a director, and president since 1892; also Pres. of Milton Coal Co. since 1893, and Valley Savings Trust Co., Ra- leigh Lumber Co., M. Boggs Estate Co .; Vice Pres. Raleigh Coal & Coke Co .; Dir. First Natl. Bank; trustee Amos Smith Estate, Chillicothe Hosp. Socs. and clubs: Iota Chapter, Psi Upsilon (Kenyon) ; Queen City Club (Cincinnati); Columbus Arlington Club (Columbus). Episcopal Church. Republican. Home address: 47 E. 5th St., Chillicothe, O.


SMITH, HELEN MARY, College Dean;


born, Cleveland, O., 1870; daughter of Pardon B. Smith and Eliza Jane (Hovey) Smith: educated: Central high school, Cleveland; College for Women, Western Reserve Univ. College degrees: B. L., 1894. Teacher Central high school, Cleve- land, O., 1895-1914; dean College for Wom- en, Western Reserve Univ., 1914 -. Socs. and clubs: College Club of Cleve- land; Assn. Collegiate Alumnae: Woman's Club, Cleveland; Women's City Club. Congregationalist. Home address: 11511 Mayfield Road, Cleveland, O.


SMITH, HUGH ALEXANDER, Clergyman; born, County Derry, Ireland; son of Alex- ander Smith and Jane (Moore) Smith; edu- cated: public schools, Ireland and Scot- land; Mt. Hermon, Mass .; Glasglow Univ .; Western Theol. Seminary. Married, Nan- ny Irvine, May, 1904. Licensed to preach by the Presbytery, Pittsburgh, 1902; or- dained by Washington Presby., 1903; pas- tor: Allen Grove, Limestone and Wolf Run Churches in West Virginia, 1903-1909; pas- tor, First Presby. Ch., Mannington, W. Va., 1909-1913; pastor. First Presby. Ch., Westerville, O., 1913 -. Home address: Westerville, O.


SMITH, J. F., Educator: Supt. of Schools, Findlay, O. Home address: Findlay, O.


SMITH, J. NICHOLAS, Dentist; born, Flints Mill, Ohio, March 28, 1878; son of Frederick A. Smith and Mahala (Men- denhall) Smith; educated: country schools; Ohio Northern Univ. Married, Lala M. Mulinex, June 15, 1905. Grad. May, 1908; made professor of Dental Anatomy Pros- thetic Dentistry and Supt. of the Clinic in the Cincinnati College of Dental Sur- gery in Oct., 1909, Cincinnati, O ; appointed May 13, 1913, State Dental Examiner of Ohio (term expires 1918); Mem. Bd. Di- rectors, Ohio State Dental Soc., 1915- Socs. and clubs: Masons; Elks. Church of Christ. Home address: Marietta, O. SMITH, JAMES HENRY, Clergyman; born, near Martinsburg, O., Jan. 7, 1860; son of William Smith and Rebecca . (Bebout) Smith: educated: Baldwin Univ .; Drew Theol. Sem. College degrees: B. L .; B.


D .; Ph. D. Married, Luella Louise Jones, Sept. 3, 1896. Minister of the Methodist Episcopal Ch., 1895- --; spent early life on farm near Gambier, O .; spent 1 yr. in Ohio Wesleyan Univ .; 5 yrs. at Bald- win, including preparatory work; 3 yrs. at Drew Theol. Sem .; 3 yrs. correspondence work with Milton Univ., Baltimore, and has given 22 yrs. to the ministry. United with Methodist Church at the age of 12 yrs. Home address: Amherst, O .; Pres- ent address: Greenwich, O.


SMITH, JAMES ROBERT, Railroad Official; born, Lancaster, Ohio, May 13, 1859; son of George Washington Smith and Eliza Jane (Courtney) Smith; educated: Lan- caster, Ohio. Married, Ellen McDermoth, July 19. 18SS. Entered service with the Hocking Valley Ry. April 7, 1879; on May 13. 1881, promoted to freight conductor and held that position until 1888; passen- ger conductor until 1904, when resigned; then promoted to general yard master of The T. & O. C., K. & M., L. & W. Rys. with headquarters at Corning, O .; trans- ferred to Logan, O., present location, Sept., 1908, as general yard master for Hocking Valley Ry; elected mayor of Logan. Nov. 2. 1915, for a term of 2 yrs. Socs. and clubs: Santa Claus Club. At- tends all churches. Home address: 1016 IV. Hunter St., Logan, O.


SMITH, JOHN, JR., Retired; born, Deers- ville, Ohio, Aug. 15, 1843; son of John Smith and Sarah (Beal) Smith; educated: at an early age joined Sherman's army and served in Civil War. Married, Sarah Smith, Feb. 2, 1871. Started as shoe clerk in father's store; upon the death of his father, John Smith, Jr. and W. H. Smith took over the store and ran the same un- der the firm name of Smith Bros .; both have retired from active business; school director. Socs. and clubs: Masons. Mem- ber Uhrichsville M. E. Church; member of official board for 25 yrs. Is actively connected with the betterment movement of the community. Home address: 809 Water St., Uhrichsville. O.


SMITH, JOHN AURELIUS, Educator; born, Trail, Holmes Co., O., Aug. 17, 1879; son of John B. Schmid and Eve (Neff) Schmid; educated: common schools; Sugar Creek Twp. high school. Tuscarawas Co., Ohio; Ohio Northern Univ .; Wooster Univ .; Baldwin-Wallace Univ. College degrees: B. Ph. Married, Minnie Weaver Smith, 1899. Teacher rural one room schools, 5 yrs .; Supt. Wayne Twp. Tuscarawas Co., O., 1904-1905: Supt. schools, Burbank. O., 1905-9; Perrysville, O., 1909-10; Riley -Twp. and Pandora schools, 1910-14; supervisor Dist. 4, Putnam Co .. O .. 1914-16; Instr. College Wooster, summer, 1912-16; Instr. Secondary School Sciences, College of Wooster, Wooster, O., 1917 -; the Riley .Twp. high school, placed upon Accredited List of North Central Assn. of Colleges and Secondary Schs .. 1912, first township schools of State to be so recognized. Socs. and clubs: Efficiency Com. State Assn. County and Dist. Supts .: Nat. Geographic Soc .; Ohio State Teachers' Assn .; North- western Ohio Teachers' Assn .; North- eastern Ohio Teachers' Assn .; School- masters' Club; Mason. Methodist. Home address: Wooster, O.


SMITH, JOHN M., Physician-Surgeon; born. Morgan Co .. O .. March 1. 1$56; son of Richard P. Smith and Mary E. Smith; educated: high school of Deersville, Ohio: Scio and Ilopedale Coll .: College of Medi- cine and Surgery, Cincinnati, Ohio, 1879. College degrees: M. D. Married, Emma Taylor. Nov. 11, 1885. Practiced medicine in New Philadelphia, O., since March,


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1880; interne in Cincinnati City Hospital, 1879; Mem. city school board, 9 yrs. Socs. and clubs: Masonic Lodge, Chapter, Coun- cil; St. Bernard Commandery, Aladdin Temple-Shrine. Presbyterian Ch. Home address: 317 N. Broadway, New Philadel- phia, Ohio.


SMITH, JOHN WARREN, Meteorologist; born, Grafton. N. H., Sept. 21, 1863; son of John Russel Smith and Mary Eliza- beth (Wadleigh) Smith; educated: district schools, Grafton, N. H .: Colby Acad., New London, N. H .: N. H. C. of A. and M. A .; special student, Harvard Coll .; special student, Ohio State Univ. College de- grees: B. S., 1888; M. S .. 1901. Married, May Peters, Nov. 20, 1912. Dir. New England Service U. S. Weather Bureau, 1890-6; Dir. Montana Service, 1896-7; Dir. Ohio Service, 1898-1909; special lecturer, Meteorology, Ohio State Univ., 1898-1909; Dist. forecaster, St. Louis, Mo .. 1909-10; Prof. Meteorology, Ohio State Univ .; Prof. of Meteorology. U. S. W. B .: Dir. Ohio Service, 1910-16; meteorologist and chief of Div. of Agr. Meteorology. U. S. Weather Bureau, Washington, D. C., 1916 -; Prin. studies: correlation of Weather and Yield of Crops; Rainfall and Floods; Prediction of Frosts and Minimum Temperatures. Supervisor of all activities of work of Weather Bureau that relates to agriculture and application of meteorology to needs and interests of agriculture; co-operation with Agr. Exp. Stations and other edu- cational institutions; conducts studies of effect of weather and climate upon plant growth; for protection of crops and or- chards from frosts; distribution of spe- cial warnings and special forecasts for agricultural interests. Socs. and clubs: Ohio Hort. Soc .; Ohio State Grange; Pan- American Scientific Congress; Nat. Geog. Soc .; Ohio Acad. Science (Pres., 1915) ; Sigma Xi (Omega Chapter); Columbus Oratorio Soc. (Pres., 10 yrs.); American Ecological Soc .; N. H. Assn., Ohio Soc., and Ohio State Univ. Club, Washington; Pres. Bd. Trustees, Baptist Ch., 8 yrs .; member Y. M. C. A. Bd .; Vice Pres. Bd. Trustees, City Rescue Mission; member Baptist State Conv. Bd. Home address: Columbus, O. Address: U. S. Weather Bureau, Washington, D. C.


SMITH, JOSIAH W., Attorney; born, Brown Co., Ohio, May 31. 1873: son of Manley B. Smith and Abigail (Pickerell) Smith; educated: Ohio Normal Univ., Ada. O .: Natl. Normal Univ., Lebanon. O. Col- lege degrees: B. S .. O. N. U., Ada. O. Began practice of law. Ottawa, O., 1902; Secy. Democratic State Central Commit- tee: Pros. Atty .. Putnam Co .. 1909-1913; ranking aid on staff of Gov. Harmon. 1909- 1913. Socs. and clubs: Scottish Rite Ma- son: Shrine; Elks; K. of P .; I. O. O. F .; Mem. Sons of American Revolution. Presbyterian. Home address: Ottawa, O. ( Died while work in preparation.)


SMITH, MARTIN C., Educator; born, Car- lisle. O., April 13. 1876; son of Henry B. Smith and Eliza J. (Spence) Smith; edu- cated: common schools; Normal schools of Ada. Wooster and Athens; Ohio State Univ. Married, Minnie Mae Lankford, Aug. 10. 1912. Supt. of Beverly and Macksburg schools, 1906-15; Co. Supt. of schools, Washington Co., 1914 -. Meth- odist Episcopal Ch. Home address: 720 Fourth St., Marietta, O.


SMITH, ORRVLLE, Common Pleas Judge; born, Henry Co., Ohio. Dec. 5. 1881; son of Jacob B. Smith and Sarah Jane (Ket- tering) Smith; educated: Tri-State Nor- mal College, Angola, Ind .; Ohio Wesleyan Univ .; Harvard Univ .; Ohio State Univ.


College degrees: A. B .. O. W. Univ., 1901; M. A .. Harvard Univ., 1906. Married. Desdamona Miller, Sept. 3, 1908. Member of Ohio Male Quartet with Redpath Slay- ton Bureau, 1906-9; practicing attorney at Napoleon, Ohio. 1909-15; Judge of Com- mon Pleas Court of Henry Co., Ohio. Jan. 18, 1916 -. Methodist Episcopal. Home address: Napoleon, O.


SMITH, ROBERT WILLIAMS, Druggist; born. Goodland, Ind .. Nov. 5. 1863; son of Erastus Horace Smith and Sarah A. (Lay- man) Smith; educated: Battle Ground Academy, Ind. Married, Carrie Hazelton, Oct. 10. 1888. Began the drug business as clerk for William J. Walters, Battle Ground, Ind .; in business for himself at Alexandria, O., 1884-1896; bought present location, May, 1899; became financially interested in telephone business. 1901; Dir. of Newark Telephone Co., 1902 -; Pres. of said bank, 1912 -; Pres. of New- ark Bd. of Trade. 1914-1915; assisted in organizing The Blair Motor Truck Co. and became its Pres., 1914. Socs. and clubs: Mason; Elk; Modern Woodman. Home address: 262 Hudson Ave., Newark, Ohio.


SMITH, SAMUEL FINLEY, Editor-Publish- er; born, Dexter, Ohio, Nov. 13, 1855; soll of John Smith and Lydia Benona (De Wolf) Smith; educated: public schools and university. College degrees: B. S. Mar- ried. Mamie Orinda Martin. Oct. 29, 18S6. Taught in rural schools, 12 yrs .; Inde- pendent Academy, 2 yrs .; Prin. Racinc, O., schools, 4 yrs .; clerk, Meigs Co., Ohio, Courts, 6 yrs .; publisher, 21 yrs .; public speaker, 10 yrs .; editor and publisher, "The Leader," a weekly publication, Pomeroy, Ohio, 1895- Socs. and clubs: Masonic Blue Lodge, Chapter and Coun- cil; K. P .; Modern Woodmen of America; Grange; Pomeroy Business Men's Club; Buckeye Press Assn. Methodist. Home address: Pomeroy, O.


SMITH, THEODORE EUGENE, Editor: born. Geneva. N. Y .. Nov. 29. 1864; son of Thecdore Eugene Smith and Frances Rebecca (Reed) Smith; educated: College of the City of New York; Columbia Univ., New York. College degrees: A. B .; LL. B. Married, Sophie Clay Johnson, Oct. 23, 1888. Practiced law in New York City, 1886-1890; editor and proprietor "Western Fireman," Chicago, Ill., 1890-1902; founder, editor and proprietor "India Rubber Re- view," Akron, O., 1902 -; Secy. General Guild of All Souls of the United States, 1898 -; Gen. Chmn. Akron Shakespeare Tercentenary, June, 1916; Secy. Rotary Club of Akron, 1916; Secy. and Treas., 1917; member of Akron Chamber of Com- merce .and Akron Real Estate Board. Socs. and clubs: Alpha Delta Phi: Man- liattan Soc .. New York; Church Club of Cleveland; Rubber Assn. of America, N. Y .: Portage Country Club, Akron, Ohio; Akron City Club; Rotary Club of Akron; Akron Adcraft Club; University Club of Akron; trustee Holy Cross House, Cleve- land, O. Episcopal Church. Vestryman Church of Our Saviour, Akron, O. Direct lineal descendant of the Hon. James Duane, Colonial Governor of New York and first Mayor of New York City. Home address: 50 S. Portage Path, Akron, O.


SMITH, WILLIAM A. C., Railway Official; born, Chebanse, Illinois, Dec. 15, 1876; son of William Smith and Frances M. (Rice) Smith; educated: Chebanse, Ill., public schools; Northwestern Academy, Evanston, Ill. Married, Nettie Grant, Sept. 12, 1899. Clerk country store; 2 yrs. Chicago Na- tional Bank: salesman, auditor, Secy. and Treas. The Bedford Quarries Co., Chicago,


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Ill., 1901-6; Treas. The Ohio Quarries Co., 1903-6; Gen. Mgr. The Ohio Quarries Co., 1907; Pres. The Ohio Quarries Co., Cleve- land. O., 1910 -; Pres. The Lorain & Southern Ry. Co., 1915 -. Socs. and clubs: Chamber Commerce; City Club; Cleveland Real Estate Board; The Shaker Heights Country Club; Rotary Club; Builders Exchange; Pen and Pencil Club. Episcopalian. Home address: 1946 East 85th St .. Cleveland, O.


SMITH, WILSON GEORGE, Composer;


born. Elyria, O., Aug. 19. 1855; son of George Troupe Smith and Calista M. Smith; educated: Grad. Cleveland public schools; began music education in Cin- cinnati, 1875, under Otto Singer; studied in Berlin, 1880-2, under Kullak, Kiel, Scharwenka. Moskowski and Oscar Raif. Married, Mez Brett (artist and writer), April 16. 1883. Engaged as teacher of piano, voice and composition, 1882; also Mus. Litterateur, editor and critic; music critic, Cleveland Press, 1902 -; his piano compositions (several hundred) include books of piano studies, transcriptions and editorial revisions of classic and modern works; also composer of many popular songs; has held many important official positions in Music Teachers' Nat. Assn. Socs. and clubs: Ohio Music Teachers' Assn. (Pres., 1917); Music Teachers' Club (Pres., 1917). Home address: 15710 Lake Ave., Lakewood, Ohio; Studio: 719 The Arcade, Cleveland, O.


SMOCK, E. E., Educator; Supt. of Schs., New Comerstown, O. Home address: New Comerstown. Ohio.


SMOCK, IRWIN BRADFIELD, Physician; born, Philadelphia, Pa., June 12, 1889; son of Ledru Pierson Smock and Jessie Vir- ginia (Bradfield) Smock; educated: Cen- tral high school, Philadelphia, Pa .; Classi- cal Course, Univ. of Pa .; Summer Sch. and Sch. of Med .. The Univ. of Pa. College degrees: M. D. Married, Elizabeth Marvel Hutton, June 24, 1914. Asst. to Will John Carrington, M. D., Atlantic City, N. J., 1912; first Res. Phys. to Howard Hosp., Philadelphia, 1912-1913; also Consultant to Southeastern Maternity Dispensary, Phil- adelphia. Pa .. 1913; began practice in Canton, Ohio, Jan., 1914; Med. Inspector and head of the Dept., Canton public schools, 1915 -; Asst. Phys. to Bd. of Health, 1914; Instr. in first aid, Y. M. C. A., Boy's Dept., 1914-, and American Red Cross, 1917 -; Secy. of Canton Med. Library Assn. since 1915; correspondent Secy .. Canton Med. Soc., 1915-1917, two


terms. Socs. and clubs: Canton Med. Soc .; Canton Med. Library Assn .; Stark Co. Med. Soc .; Union Med. Assn. of N. E. Ohio; Ohio State Med. Soc .: Am. Med. Assn .; Am. Red Cross; Canton Automobile Club; Y. M. C. A. Member First Baptist Church, Canton, O. Office and residence: 2043 Mahoning Rd., N. E., Canton, O.


SMULL, THOMAS JEFFERSON, Prof. of Engineering; born, Mackeyville, Pa., Sept. 22. 1875; son of Thomas Jefferson Smull and Harriet Sibyl (Transeaux) Smull; educated: State Normal Sch., Lock Haven, Pa .; Susquehanna Univ., Selins Grove, Pa .: Ohío Northern Univ .. Ada. O .: La- fayette Coll .. Easton, Pa. College de- grees: B. Sc .: C. E .; Arch. Engr. Mar- ried, Cora Anita Kemp, Oct. 4, 1906. Was teacher of public schools, Clinton Co., Pa., 1894-1897; Supt. Village graded schools, Mackeyville, Pa., 1897-1901; chairman N. Y. C. & H. R. R. R., Pa. Div .. Jersey Shore, Pa .. summer, 1901; rodman. sum- mers, 1902 and 1903; city engineer, Ada, O., 1906 -; consulting engineer, 1908-, provisional appraisal engineer, State Util-


ities Commn .; instrument man, P. R. R., E. & A. Div .. summer. 1904: Prof. of Civil Engring., and Dean of the College of Engring .. Ohio Northern Univ .. 1905 -; associate member Bd. of Examiners, State Civil Service Commn. Socs. and clubs: Soc. for the Promotion of Engineering Edn .: Ohio Engring. Soc .; F. & A. M .; R. A. M .; Phi Gamma Delta: Am. Soc. of Civil Engrs. Presbyterian Ch. Home address: 301 S. Main St .. Ada, O.


SMYSER, WILLIAM EMORY, Coll. Prof .; born, Baltimore .Co., Md., Sept. 17, 1866; son of Rev. Martin L. Smyser and Lydia Ann (Hoffman) Smyser; educated: Wes. Univ .; Johns Hopkins Univ. College de- grees: B. A .; M. A .; Litt. D. Married, Elizabeth Arbuckle Craig, June 24, 1890. Teacher Latin, Dickinson Seminary, Pa., 1889-1890; Instr. Eng., Northwestern Univ., 1891-1892; Prof. Eng., De Pauw Univ., 1892-1900; Prof. Eng., Ohio Wes. Univ., Delaware, O., 1900 -; Prof. Eng., Ohio State Univ., summer terms, 1909, 1910, 1911; registrar, Ohio Wes. Univ., 1904 --. Author: Spiritual Truth in the Poetry of Tennyson (1906); contributor, North Am. Review, and other publications; lecturer, Teachers' Institutes, literary subjects. Socs. and clubs: Modern Language Assn. America; Delta Kappa Epsilon; Phi Beta Kappa. Methodist. Home address: 329 N. Main St., Delaware, O.


SMYTHE, JOHN JOSEPH, Attorney; born, Dennison, Ohio, Dec. 12, 1890; son of Joseph Weaver Smythe and Elizabeth (Antill) Smythe; educated: Ohio State Univ., Columbus, O. Married, Ruth M. Plato, Nov. 12, 1915. Mayor of Village of Amherst, 1914-1915; Pres. of Amherst Chamber of Commerce; partner in law firm of Baird & Smythe, with offices in Elyria and Amherst. Socs. and clubs: Elks; Eagles; Moose; Knights and Ladles of Security; Yoemen. Home address: Amherst, O.


SNAVELY, CHARLES, College Professor; born, Nov. 6, 1864; son of Christian Snave- ly and Rosanna (Armstrong) Snavely; edu- cated: Otterbein Univ .; Johns Hopkins Univ. College degrees: A. B .; Ph. D. Mar- ried. Helen Graham, Aug. 29, 1900. Pub- lic school teacher, Massillon, O., 1894-6; Prof. history and economics, Otterbein Univ., Westerville, O., 1900 -; mayor. city of Westerville, O., 1905 -; council- man, acting business manager. Socs. and clubs: American Hist. Assn .; Am. Politi- cal Science Assn .; Am. Economic Assn .; Ohio Assn. Charities and Correction; Central Ohio Schoolmasters' Club. Au- thor: History of the City Government of Cleveland. United Brethren. Home ad- dress: Westerville. O.


SNEATH, RALPH D., Banker and Capital- ist; born. Oct. 31. 1863: son of Samuel B. Sneath and Mary L. (Davis) Sneath; educated: public schools. Married, Nancy Moore, July 14, 1886. Pres. Commercial Nat. Bank, Tiffin, O .; Pres. Sneath Glass Co., Tiffin, O .; Vice Pres. and Treas. The Sneath-Cunningham Co., Tiffin, O .: also identified with many important financial enterprises, including Tiffin, Fostoria and Eastern Ry. Favors Presbyterian Church. Home address: 75 Sandusky St., Tiffin, O.


SNEDIKER, EDWARD T., Common Pleas Judge, Montgomery Co. Term expires Dec., 1918. Home address: Dayton, O.


SNIDER, WILLIAM, Lumberman-Banker; born, Perry Co .. Ohio. Feb. 20. 1856; son of Peter Snider and Eleanor (Dean) Sni- der; educated: public schools, Perry Co., O. Married. Bertha Flautt, Oct. 17. 1881. Entered lumber business. 1875; Pres. The


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Snider-Flautt Lumber Co., Somerset, New Lexington and South Zanesville; proprie- tor the Wm. Snider Co., Southern Pine Mfr .: member village council, 1889-1892; Pres. Somerset Bank, 1904-1912; Pres. Tlic Citizens State Bank, Somerset, O., from organization in 1914 Socs. and clubs: Trinity Club; Holy Name Soc. Catholic. Home address: Somerset, Ohio.


SNIVELY, HARRY HAMILTON, Physician; born, Brownsville, O., Sept. 11, 1868; son of James Snively and Margaret (Bell) Snively: educated: Ohio State Univ .; Rush Med. College; College of Physicians and Surgeons, Chicago; O. M. U., Ohio. College degrees: A. B .; M. A .; M. D. Mar- ried, Florence Knowlton, Aug. 15, 1905. Teacher in North high school, Columbus; Ohio Med. Univ., Science and Physiology and Obstetrics; Dir. in Chief American Red Cross in Russia. 1915; rank of Brig. Gen. in Russian Red Cross. 1915; Major




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