George Perry Smith (1842-1928).per
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George Perry Smith (1842-1928).per
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1897 Biography:
"George P. Smith Smith, George P., one of the most enterprising men of Niagara county, was born in Lockport, June 15, 1842, a son of Hon. Henry P, and Christina (Long) Smith and was educated in Genesee College. ln 1862 he removed to Saginaw Bay, Mich., where he has since been interested in the lumber business; in 1874 he returned to North Tonawanda, which has since been his home, except an additional nine years spent in Saginaw. He has done a great deal for North Tonawanda through his connection with the Tonawanda Lumber & Saw Mill Company, the Tonawanda Standard Light and Power Company, the Standard Gas Company, the Ironton Land Company, the United States Water Company, the Niagara Real Estate and Investment Company, the North Tonawanda Land Company, and the Tonawanda Street Railway Company. In 1884 Mr. Smith married Susan Otterson of Michigan, who was born in Woodstock, Ontario, Can." - From Landmarks of Niagara County, New York, by William Pool, D. Mason & Co., Syracuse, NY, 1897. GenWeb.
President of multiple companies.
In 1893 sells his Tonawanda home to Martin Reisterer for $18,000 and plans to build a new one in Ironton. [Ends up on Christiana St. instead].
In 1895 involved in dispute with city and Ely tracks.
He died on 17 April 1928, in Missoula, Missoula, Montana, United States, at the age of 85 according to FamilySearch.com
Ancestry.com
"George P. Smith Smith, George P., one of the most enterprising men of Niagara county, was born in Lockport, June 15, 1842, a son of Hon. Henry P, and Christina (Long) Smith and was educated in Genesee College. ln 1862 he removed to Saginaw Bay, Mich., where he has since been interested in the lumber business; in 1874 he returned to North Tonawanda, which has since been his home, except an additional nine years spent in Saginaw. He has done a great deal for North Tonawanda through his connection with the Tonawanda Lumber & Saw Mill Company, the Tonawanda Standard Light and Power Company, the Standard Gas Company, the Ironton Land Company, the United States Water Company, the Niagara Real Estate and Investment Company, the North Tonawanda Land Company, and the Tonawanda Street Railway Company. In 1884 Mr. Smith married Susan Otterson of Michigan, who was born in Woodstock, Ontario, Can." - From Landmarks of Niagara County, New York, by William Pool, D. Mason & Co., Syracuse, NY, 1897. GenWeb.
President of multiple companies.
In 1893 sells his Tonawanda home to Martin Reisterer for $18,000 and plans to build a new one in Ironton. [Ends up on Christiana St. instead].
In 1895 involved in dispute with city and Ely tracks.
He died on 17 April 1928, in Missoula, Missoula, Montana, United States, at the age of 85 according to FamilySearch.com
Ancestry.com
Date
1842
People Item Type Metadata
Birth Date
1842
Death Date
1927
Citation
“George Perry Smith (1842-1928).per,” North Tonawanda History, accessed April 9, 2026, https://nthistory.com/items/show/4866.