Ohio History Journal

GEORGE BANCROFT SMITH

Secretary-Treasurer of C. F. Kettering, Inc., Dayton, Ohio.

 

George Bancroft Smith, Secretary-Treasurer of C.

F. Kettering, Inc., Dayton, Ohio, was born November

16, 1867, at Phillipsburg, Ohio, a son of Lewis R. Smith

who was actively identified in the legal profession, at

one time in the contracting business, and of Mary

(John) Smith. Ancestry on father's side Scotch and

Holland Dutch; on mother's side of Welsh descent.

George Bancroft Smith received a public school

education at Phillipsburg and Brookville, Ohio, sup-

plemented by a course at Miami Commercial College of

Dayton.

Shortly after he went to work for The Smith & Vaile

Company, Dayton, Ohio, as bookkeeper and paymaster.

This company was succeeded by The Stillwell-Bierce &

Smith-Vaile Company which in turn was succeeded by

The Platt Iron Works Co. He remained with them

until 1906 when he held the position of Assistant Secre-

tary and Assistant Treasurer. From 1906-1908 he was

identified with the E. J. Barney interests, including The

Craig-Reynolds Foundry Company, as Secretary-Treas-

urer. In 1908 he joined another of the Barney interests,

The Kinnard Mfg. Co. becoming President, Treasurer

and General Manager thereof. He remained with them

until 1916 when he accepted the position of Financial

Representative of Colonel Edward A. Deeds and Charles

F. Kettering of Dayton, (Delco, Delco-Light, etc.) and

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George Bancroft Smith           363 for 14 years has been prominently and actively identi- fied with them. George B. Smith is at present Secretary-Treasurer of C. F. Kettering, Inc.; Secretary-Treasurer The Domestic Building Company; Secretary The Moraine

Development Co.; Treas. The Central Dayton Invest- ment Co.; Treas. The Central Dayton Properties Co.; Sec'y.-Treas.  Ridgeleigh  Securities,  Inc.;  Treas. Moraine Park Co., Inc.; Treas. Dayton Curvometer Products Co.; Vice President The Flexible Co.; Sec'y.-

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364      Ohio Arch. and Hist. Society Publications Treas. Uplands Realty Co., Inc.; Sec'y. Moraine Build- ing Co.; Treas. Dayton Industrial Ass'n.; Director Winters National Bank and Trust Co., Dayton; Trus- tee Antioch College; Director Dayton Community Chest Organization; Financial Chairman Dayton Art Insti- tute; one of the founders of Moraine Park School, Day- ton. He is also Director of The Triangle Park Co. He served for six years as Vice-President and three years President of The Dayton Chamber of Commerce; three years member of Dayton Board of Education; three years President Y. M. C. A.; and today is an officer and director of numerous other civic bodies. He is a member of the Engineers' Club of Dayton; Moraine Country Club of Dayton; Conference Club and Ohio Society of New York. Mr. Smith was married in 1890 at West Alexandria, Ohio, to Miss Holly Denney, who died in 1925. One daughter Miss Martha C. Smith. Republican.  Recreation, motoring and foreign travel. Residence, Holly Croft, Stonebridge Road. Bus- iness address, 807 Winters Bank Bldg., Dayton.

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