L.G. Smith History of Montana,by Joaquin Miller, 1894 USGENWEB Montana Archives,maintained by burns@asu.edu L. G. Smith of the Smith Drug Company, Anaconda Montana is one of the representative businessmen of his town.Mr. Smith was born in Monmouth, Illinois, September 21, 1852, son of William F. and Margaret (Bell) Smith, both natives of the state of Virginia. Grandfather Barnett Smith removed from Virginia to Barren County, Kentucky at an early day and was well known there as a wealthy planter and slave owner. Our subject's father was one of the clerks of the court of Louisville. In 1835 he removed to Monmouth Illinois where he was in the drug business formany years and where he died in 1894, at the age of seventy-eight years. His widow is still living. They had nine children, of whom six are living, L.G. being their fifth child.L.G. Smith received his early education in the public schools of Monmouth and it may be said was reared in the drug business as he was in his father's store during most of his boyhood days. In 1876 he went to the coal mines at Carbon Wyoming and from head clerk worked his way up to superintendent, in which position he continued until 1890 when he came to Montana and purchased his present drug business and organized the Smith Drug Company of which he is the head. His wife and Mr. R.T. Williams are stockholders in the company. The store, No. 118 Main Street is one of the best locations in Anaconda. Mr. Smith has met with marked success, now being ranked with the leading druggists of the place. During his residence in Anaconda, Mr. Smith has shown himself to be a most liberal and enterprising businessman and has made a wide and favorable acquaintance throughout the county. He has invested in property here and is deeply interested in the development of the place. Mr. Smith is a chapter Mason and a Knight of Pythias, and in politics is a Republican.He was married June 10, 1875 to Miss Lizzie Williams, a native of Ohio and a daughter of Dr. Isaac C. Williams, of that state. They have a delightful home in Anaconda and are highly esteemed by all that know them. USGenWeb Project NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the internet, data may be used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may not be reproduced in any format forprofit, nor for commercial presentation by any other organization. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for purposes other than as stated above, must obtain express writtenpermission from the author, or the submitter and from the listed USGenWeb Project archivist.