Levi P. Smith Explained

Levi P. Smith (August 30, 1885  - June 18, 1970) was a Vermont lawyer, banker and politician who served as President of the Vermont State Senate.

Biography

Levi Pease Smith was born in Burlington, Vermont on August 30, 1885.^{[1] [2]} He attended the schools of Burlington, and was a 1904 graduate of Burlington High School.^[3] Smith graduated from the University of Vermont in 1908 and Harvard Law School in 1911.^[4] Smith practiced law in Burlington before becoming an executive of the Burlington Savings Bank, an institution managed by members of his family for several generations. He rose through the ranks to become president and chairman of the board.^{[5] [6]}

A Republican, Smith served in the Vermont House of Representatives from 1923 to 1925.^[3] From 1925 to 1931 he served in the Vermont Senate, and he was Senate President from 1927 to 1931.^{[7] [8] [9]}

Smith died in Burlington on June 18, 1970.^{[10] [11] [12]}

Family

In 1914, Smith married Julia Spear Pease of Burlington.^[13] They were the parents of sons Frederick Plympton Smith, Robert Pease Smith, and Levi Pease Smith.^[14] Smith was the grandfather of Peter Plympton Smith and Charles Plympton Smith.^[15]

Notes and References

1. World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, entry for Levi Pease Smith, accessed July 6, 2012
2. U.S. World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942, entry for Levi Pease Smith, accessed July 6, 2012
3. Walter Hill Crockett, Vermont: The Green Mountain State, Volume 5, 1923
4. Vermont Secretary of State, Vermont Legislative Directory, 1937
5. Marquis Who's Who, Who's Who in Commerce and Industry, Volume 1, 1936
6. https://books.google.com/books?id=Y8U8AQAAIAAJ&q=%22smith+levi+p%22+burlington+savings+bank Institute for Research in Biography
7. https://books.google.com/books?id=_aUcAQAAMAAJ&q=%22levi+p+smith%22 Vermont Secretary of State
8. Vermont Secretary of State, Vermont Legislative Directory, 1943
9. http://vermont-archives.org/govhistory/Officials/PDF/PresProTempore.pdf Vermont State Archives and Records Administration
10. Vermont Death Records, 1909-2008, entry for Levi Pease Smith, accessed July 6, 2012
11. Social Security Death Index, entry for Levi Pease Smith, accessed July 6, 2012
12. Bennington Banner, Levi P. Smith Dies, Prominent Vermonter, June 18, 1970
13. News: June 20, 1914 . Smith–Pease . Burlington Daily News . Burlington, VT . 5 . Newspapers.com.
14. Book: 1975 . The National Cyclopaedia of American Biography . New York, NY . James T. White & Company . 62 . 9780883710401 . Google Books.
15. https://www.nytimes.com/1969/08/17/archives/peter-plympton-smith-marries-miss-sarah-giddings-in-mane.html New York Times