Col. William Smith, was another native of New York, who came in the forties, and was a most reliable, as well as influential citizen. He was one of the prime movers, and also a stockholder, in the Plainfield Plank road, and was for years one of its principal officers. In 1850 he assisted in the organizing of the Merchants & Drovers bank, and was elected president. He died at his home on Western avenue, May 24, 1870. (From Past and Present of Will County, Illinois, Volume 1 By William Wallace Stevens, 1907).
"Col. Wm. Smith, one of the most prominent businessmen and brokers of that State. Col. Smith served with distinction in the War of 1812 and was a Colonel of a regiment of New York troops at the Battle of Lundy' s Lane." From his son William Smith, Jr.'s memorial (Nashville American, Jan. 2, 1898)
"Col. Wm. Smith, one of the most prominent businessmen and brokers of that State. Col. Smith served with distinction in the War of 1812 and was a Colonel of a regiment of New York troops at the Battle of Lundy' s Lane." From his son William Smith, Jr.'s memorial (Nashville American, Jan. 2, 1898)
Col. William Smith, was another native of New York, who came in the forties, and was a most reliable, as well as influential citizen. He was one of the prime movers, and also a stockholder, in the Plainfield Plank road, and was for years one of its principal officers. In 1850 he assisted in the organizing of the Merchants & Drovers bank, and was elected president. He died at his home on Western avenue, May 24, 1870. (From Past and Present of Will County, Illinois, Volume 1 By William Wallace Stevens, 1907).
"Col. Wm. Smith, one of the most prominent businessmen and brokers of that State. Col. Smith served with distinction in the War of 1812 and was a Colonel of a regiment of New York troops at the Battle of Lundy' s Lane." From his son William Smith, Jr.'s memorial (Nashville American, Jan. 2, 1898)
"Col. Wm. Smith, one of the most prominent businessmen and brokers of that State. Col. Smith served with distinction in the War of 1812 and was a Colonel of a regiment of New York troops at the Battle of Lundy' s Lane." From his son William Smith, Jr.'s memorial (Nashville American, Jan. 2, 1898)
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