Burton Smith, a lawyer from a prominent Georgia family, married Fanny Gordon, General John B. Gordon's daughter. Mr. Smith was the father to Gordon, who died while working on the Panama Canal, and Hildreth, who married a prominent Arabian horse breeder. He was considered a very talented lawyer, but his life faced such challenges as losing his hand in a freak train accident, the death of his son, alcoholism, and the divorce from his wife. Mr. Smith left Atlanta to pursue a practice in Louisiana and finally in Washington, DC.
Burton Smith, a lawyer from a prominent Georgia family, married Fanny Gordon, General John B. Gordon's daughter. Mr. Smith was the father to Gordon, who died while working on the Panama Canal, and Hildreth, who married a prominent Arabian horse breeder. He was considered a very talented lawyer, but his life faced such challenges as losing his hand in a freak train accident, the death of his son, alcoholism, and the divorce from his wife. Mr. Smith left Atlanta to pursue a practice in Louisiana and finally in Washington, DC.
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