CHARLES EMORY

See also:

• SMITH
• SMITH, ADAM (1723–1790)
• SMITH, ALEXANDER (183o-1867)
• SMITH, ANDREW JACKSON (1815-1897)
• CHARLES EMORY SMITH (1842–1908)
• SMITH, CHARLES FERGUSON (1807–1862)
• SMITH, CHARLOTTE (1749-1806)
• SMITH, COLVIN (1795—1875)
• SMITH, EDMUND KIRBY (1824-1893)
• SMITH, G
• SMITH, GEORGE (1789-1846)
• SMITH, GEORGE (184o-1876)
• SMITH, GEORGE ADAM (1856- )
• SMITH, GERRIT (1797–1874)
• SMITH, GOLDWIN (1823-191o)
• SMITH, HENRY BOYNTON (1815-1877)
• SMITH, HENRY JOHN STEPHEN (1826-1883)
• SMITH, HENRY PRESERVED (1847– )
• SMITH, JAMES (1775–1839)
• SMITH, JOHN (1579-1631)
• SMITH, JOHN RAPHAEL (1752–1812)
• SMITH, JOSEPH, JR
• SMITH, MORGAN LEWIS (1822–1874)
• SMITH, RICHARD BAIRD (1818-1861)
• SMITH, ROBERT (1689-1768)
• SMITH, SIR HENRY GEORGE WAKELYN
• SMITH, SIR THOMAS (1513-1577)
• SMITH, SIR WILLIAM (1813-1893)
• SMITH, SIR WILLIAM SIDNEY (1764-1840)
• SMITH, SYDNEY (1771-1845)
• SMITH, THOMAS SOUTHWOOD (1788-1861)
• SMITH, WILLIAM (1769-1839)
• SMITH, WILLIAM (c. 1730-1819)
• SMITH, WILLIAM (fl. 1596)
• SMITH, WILLIAM FARRAR (1824—1903)
• SMITH, WILLIAM HENRY (1808—1872)
• SMITH, WILLIAM HENRY (1825—1891)
• SMITH, WILLIAM ROBERTSON (1846-'894)

SMITH (1842–1908)  , American journalist and political leader, was born in Mansfield, Connecticut, on the 18th of February 1842 . In 1849 his family removed to Albany, New York, where he attended the public schools and the Albany Academy . He graduated at Union College in 1861, was a recruits ing officer on the staff of General John F . Rathbone (1819–19o1) in 186i–1862, taught in the Albany Academy in 1862–1865, and was editor of the Albany Express in 1865–187o; joined the staff of the Albany Journal in 1870, and was editor-in-chief of this paper from 1876 to r880 . In 1879–188o he was a regent of the University of the State of New York . From 188o until his death he was editor and part proprietor of the Philadelphia Press . He was active as a Republican in 'state and national politics; was chairman of the Committee on Resolutions of the New York State Republican Conventions from 1874 to 188o (excepting 1877), and was president of the convention of 18.79; and was a delegate to several National Republican Conventions, drafting much of the Republican platforms of 1876 and 1896 . In 1890--1892 he was United States minister to Russia, and during that period had charge of distributing among the Russian famine sufferers more than $too,000 in money, and five shiploads of food . He was postmaster-general in the cabinet of Presidents McKinley and Roosevelt from April 1898 until January 1902, and did much to develop the rural free delivery system . He died in Philadelphia on the 19th of January 1908 .