Sir Carl Victor Smith (19 April 1897 – 12 February 1979) was a New Zealand businessman, based in

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. He was chairman of confectionery and biscuit company Cadbury Fry Hudson from 1938 until his retirement in 1963. Smith served as president of the New Zealand Manufacturers' Federation and was a member of the Economic Stabilisation Commission during

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. In the 1946 King's Birthday Honours, he was appointed a

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in recognition of both those roles. He was made a

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, for public services, in the

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. In 1968, Smith wrote a centennial history of Cadbury Fry Hudson, titled ''Sweet Success''. A member of the

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Council, and the founder of the Rowheath Trust, which supports the work of the university, Smith was awarded an honorary

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by the University of Otago in 1968. Smith died in Dunedin on 12 February 1979.

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