. New York state's prominent and progressive men;. ute at Troy,New York, and in due time was graduated there, in 1861, withthe degree of civil engineer; two years later the Central HighSchool of Philadelphia gave him the degree of A. M. In 1899Hobart College, at Geneva, New York, conferred upon him thehonorary degree of LL. D., in acknowledgment of his services tothe cause of education as regent of the University of the Stateof New York. Mr. Smith began his business career in the engineering depart-ment of the Philadelphia and Reading Railroad, and became intime resident engineer of that compa
. New York state's prominent and progressive men;. ute at Troy,New York, and in due time was graduated there, in 1861, withthe degree of civil engineer; two years later the Central HighSchool of Philadelphia gave him the degree of A. M. In 1899Hobart College, at Geneva, New York, conferred upon him thehonorary degree of LL. D., in acknowledgment of his services tothe cause of education as regent of the University of the Stateof New York. Mr. Smith began his business career in the engineering depart-ment of the Philadelphia and Reading Railroad, and became intime resident engineer of that company in the Mahanoy miningdistrict. In 1865 he resigned that place, and for the next fouryears was general manager of the Philadelphia Sugar few years of railroad and mining work as consulting engineerof various companies followed, and in 1872 he went toEurope in the interest of some railroad enterprises. On his re-tiUTi to this country he became secretary of the Union IronCompany of Buffalo, New York, and made his home in that city. 322. (l/p^-^^!^.
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