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Wellington Smith
Wellington Smith (1841 – 1910) was a pioneer American Papermaking, paper manufacturer from Lee, Massachusetts. He was the cofounder of the Smith Paper Company with his uncle, Senator Elizur Smith, and became the largest paper manufacturer in the United States. He was made president of the American Paper Makers Association, leading with Senator Warner Miller, and became a millionaire within his lifetime. He was the first to produce paper made entirely of wood pulps, which launched a new industry in the country, and lowered the cost of newspapers such as the New York Herald. He was also a personal friend of President William McKinley, and an intimate of Abraham Lincoln. Early life Wellington Smith was born on December 15, 1841, to John Randolph Smith and Parthenia Caroline Yale, members of the Yale (surname), Yale family. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wellington Smith, Portrait
Wellington ( mi, Te Whanganui-a-Tara or ) is the capital city of New Zealand. It is located at the south-western tip of the North Island, between Cook Strait and the Remutaka Range. Wellington is the second-largest city in New Zealand by metro area, and is the administrative centre of the Wellington Region. It is the List of national capitals by latitude, world's southernmost capital of a sovereign state. Wellington features a temperate maritime climate, and is the world's windiest city by average wind speed. Legends recount that Kupe discovered and explored the region in about the 10th century, with initial settlement by Māori people, Māori iwi such as Rangitāne and Muaūpoko. The disruptions of the Musket Wars led to them being overwhelmed by northern iwi such as Te Āti Awa by the early 19th century. Wellington's current form was originally designed by Captain William Mein Smith, the first Surveyor General for Edward Wakefield (New Zealand politician), Edward Wakefield ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
