Men of progress; biographical sketches and portraits of leaders in business and professional life in the state of Rhode Island and Providence plantations . es,and was elected its President in 1888 at the meetingheld in Toronto. Mr. Slater has always carefullyavoided holding any public oflfice not connected withthe business. He is a member of the SquantumClub and of the Providence Athletic politics he is a Republican. He married, June25, 1855, Miss Ruth Matthews of East Killingly,Conn.; they have three children : Lora R., AlpheusB. and Howard C. Slater. SMITH, Irving , Pres
Men of progress; biographical sketches and portraits of leaders in business and professional life in the state of Rhode Island and Providence plantations . es,and was elected its President in 1888 at the meetingheld in Toronto. Mr. Slater has always carefullyavoided holding any public oflfice not connected withthe business. He is a member of the SquantumClub and of the Providence Athletic politics he is a Republican. He married, June25, 1855, Miss Ruth Matthews of East Killingly,Conn.; they have three children : Lora R., AlpheusB. and Howard C. Slater. SMITH, Irving , President of the Provi-dence Business Mens Association at the time of hisdeath, was born at Rumstick, in Barrington, R. I.,July 15, 1852, and died December i, 1895. Hewas the son of Nathaniel Church and Sally (Bowen)Smith, and descended from Italian and Englishancestry. With a good education preparatory forbusiness, he commenced his active career as a ladin the wholesale department of George L. Claflin <.^Co., Providence, where his brother Nathaniel hadpreceded him in a most successful business experi-ence. He remained with this house until he formed.
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