Statewide County HI Archives Biographies.....Smith, Edward S. December 30, 1873 - ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/hi/hifiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: J. Orr jessicanorr@gmail.com January 5, 2012, 3:40 pm Source: The Story of Hawaii and Its Builders, Honolulu Star Bulletin, Ltd. Territory of Hawaii, 1925 Author: Edited by George F. Nellist EDWARD S. SMITH, Registrar of Public Accounts. Edward S. Smith, as registrar of public accounts, holds the purse strings of the Territory of Hawaii, being responsible to the territorial treasurer for all public money paid into or out of the treasury. He has held this responsible post since 1921. Mr. Smith came to Hawaii, Sept. 8, 1914. His first position was as secretary and treasurer of the Haiku Fruit & Packing Co., Ltd. He was with that corporation until 1918, when he took a position in the law firm of Thompson & Cathcart, remaining there for three years. On the mainland Mr. Smith followed accountancy as a profession and for 12 years worked with various mining companies in Colorado and Nevada. Born in Chicago, Dec. 30, 1873, Mr. Smith is the son of Michael E. and Emily F. Smith. He was educated in the schools of Colorado and attended the Denver High School. he married Florence Murphy Sept. 3, 1909. Mr. Smith is an active Republican and a member of the Commercial and Ad Clubs. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/hi/statewide/bios/smith550bs.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.poppet.org/hifiles/ File size: 1.7 Kb