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Genealogical History Of Hudson And Bergen Counties New Jersey
WILLIAM B. SMITH

Originally published in 1900
Cornelius Burnham Harvey, Editor


Edited by GET NJ, COPYRIGHT 2003

WILLIAM B. SMITH, of Park Ridge, was born on Knott's Island, N. C., September 14, 1841. He is the son of Alexander Smith and Mary S. Johnson. His family came originally from England and settled on Roanoke Island.

Colonel Smith was educated at Wake Forest College in North Carolina, which at that time was an institution of considerable prominence. For twenty-five years thereafter, until 1887, he was engaged in the publishing business, and during twenty years of that time was a book publisher, being associated with A. S. Barnes & Company, book publishers, for five years, and with the Authors Publishing Company for another five years. He was the organizer of the latter company. He removed to Bergen County, N. J., in 1882, purchased large properties, and was influential in starting the first building enterprises in that section. He is now engaged in the real estate and insurance business.

Colonel Smith has been very successful, and during his long and active career has maintained the confidence of all who know him. He was Colonel in the Confederate Army, attached to the First Regiment of North Carolina, and serving throughout the war. For eight years he served as a Justice of the Peace. He is a 32° Mason, holding membership in Fidelity Lodge, No. 13, of Ridgewood, N. J. He is a member of the Episcopal Church, a public spirited, patriotic, and enterprising citizen, and thoroughly identified with all local affairs. He married Louise Capsadell.

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