Los Angeles-San Diego County CA Archives Biographies.....Smith, W. S. 1879 - ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/ca/cafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Joy Fisher sdgenweb@yahoo.com January 2, 2006, 12:52 am Author: Luther A. Ingersoll (1908) W. S. SMITH was born in San Antonio, Texas, March 11, 1879, son of John A. Smith, by birth a Pennsylvanian. In 1884 the family removed to Arizona, and later to San Diego, and finally to San Fernando. Dr. Smith here spent his youth, passed through the San Fernando High School, graduating in 1895. He took a course of study at the University of Southern California, graduating from the department of medicine in 1902. He was two years assistant physician at the Los Angeles County Hospital under Dr. Bryant. He then practiced medicine at Phoenix, Arizona. He held the office of County Physician of Yavapi county, was member of the Territorial Board of Examiners of the Insane, and two years Superintendent of the County Hospital. He was one of the organizers of the Yavapi County Medical Society and its first president. He came to Santa Monica in 1905, and has a wide circle of friends and lucrative practice, being a member of the medical staff of the Santa Monica Bay Hospital. He married, June 15th, 1903, Mabel, daughter of J. S. Wilson, a pioneer and retired merchant of Santa Monica. Additional Comments: Extracted from: Ingersoll's century history, Santa Monica Bay cities: prefaced with a brief history of the state of California, a condensed history of Los Angeles County, 1542 to 1908: supplemented with an encyclopedia of local biography and embellished with views of historic landmarks and portraits of representative people. Los Angeles: Luther A. Ingersoll (1908) File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/ca/losangeles/bios/smith239nbs.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/cafiles/ File size: 2.1 Kb