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Elizur Yale Smith
Major Elizur Yale Smith (1885 – 1950) was an American paper manufacturer, military officer, socialite, author and historian from New York. He served in the American Legion of the Canadian Expeditionary Force during World War I, and became executive secretary of the Federal Hall in Manhattan, which he helped save with a consortium. He was prominent in Newport, Rhode Island, Newport society during the late Gilded Age, along with his wife, Mrs. Annie Livingston Best, daughter of Col. Clermont Livingston Best, Clermont L. Best. He was also one of the heirs of his father, millionaire Wellington Smith, and a friend of the Vanderbilts and Roosevelts in New York. Early life Elizur Yale Smith was born on May 7, 1885, in Lee, Massachusetts, to Anne Maria Bullard and Wellington Smith, members of the Yale (surname), Yale family. His father was the son of Parthenia Caroline Yale, granddaughter of Capt. Josiah Yale of the American War of Independence, and was a cousin of Rev. Theodore Yale ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elizur Yale Smith, Socialite, Wellington Smith's Son, Chicago Examiner, 1911 Higher Res (cropped)
Elizur is a given name. Notable people with the given name include: *Elizur Goodrich (1761–1849), American lawyer and politician *Elizur Goodrich (clergyman) (1734-1797), American clergyman and scholar *Elizur K. Hart (1841–1893), American politician *Elizur Holyoke (c.1618—1676), English colonist in the modern-day USA *Elizur H. Prindle (1829–1890), American politician *Elizur G. Webster (1829-1900), American silversmith *Elizur Wright (1804–1885), American mathematician and abolitionist See also *Elizur (biblical figure) {{given name ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
