Louis Carter Smith (1870 – April 23, 1961) was an

archery Archery is the sport, practice, or skill of using a bow to shoot arrows.Paterson ''Encyclopaedia of Archery'' p. 17 The word comes from the Latin ''arcus'', meaning bow. Historically, archery has been used for hunting and combat. In m ...

champion and historian. He was inducted into the

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in 1976. He died on April 23, 1961. His daughter was Dorothy Smith Cummings (1903-1995). He was secretary-treasurer of the

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for 26 years from 1919 to 1946.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Smith, Louis Carter American male archers 1870 births 1961 deaths