Portrait and biographical record of Orange county, New York, Containing portraits and biographical sketches of prominent and representative citizens of the countyTogether with biographies and portraits of all the presidents of the United States . good wife is a consistent member of the Pres-byterian Church, in the work of which she is ac-tively engaged and a great helper. EHAKLES HENRY JOHXSUN SMITH,one of the solid citizens of Cornwall on theHudson, has made his home here for thepast forty-three years, and during that long pe-riod has maintained the deepest interest in theprogress o
Portrait and biographical record of Orange county, New York, Containing portraits and biographical sketches of prominent and representative citizens of the countyTogether with biographies and portraits of all the presidents of the United States . good wife is a consistent member of the Pres-byterian Church, in the work of which she is ac-tively engaged and a great helper. EHAKLES HENRY JOHXSUN SMITH,one of the solid citizens of Cornwall on theHudson, has made his home here for thepast forty-three years, and during that long pe-riod has maintained the deepest interest in theprogress of the place, and contributed to the de-velopment of its material resources. He camehere from New York City, and such have been hisindustry and f)erseveraiice that he is now livingretired from business of any kind and enjoying tothe full the comforts which his snug fortunebrings. John F. Smith, the father of our .subject, wasan expert at his trade of a painter, working at thatbusiness in New York City for some time. Heacquired a good competence in this way and wasrecognized as one of the most prosperous men ofhis communi^v. He was boni in Newburgh in1810, and was in his forty-seventh year at thetime of his His marriage united him. WILLIAM H. KEEFE. PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 499 with Miss Nanc) P. Thompson, also a native ofNewburgh, who died when seventj-three j^ears ofage. To them were born seven children, all ofwhom are deceased with the exception of theeldest, Charles H. J., of this sketch. The otherswere named, respectively, Anna E., Emily, Au-gustus, Sarah, Barker and William L. The subject of this notice was born in NewYork October lo, 1835, and attended the com-mon schools until a lad of sixteen years, when hebegan to make his own wa) in the world. Hecame here over forty-three years ago, in companywith his mother, and has since that time made hishome in this place. Success followed every en-terprise in which he engaged and he is enabledat the present time
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