Background
Smith, Robert Waverley was born on August 10, 1865 in Buckingham County, Virginia, United States. Son of Robert Bolyn and Mary (Taylor) Smith.
Smith, Robert Waverley was born on August 10, 1865 in Buckingham County, Virginia, United States. Son of Robert Bolyn and Mary (Taylor) Smith.
Bachelor of Arts, University of Texas, 1887.
Admitted to Texas bar, 1889. City attorney, Galveston, 1893-1897. President First National Bank, Galveston, January 1, since 1901.
Author of the commission feature of the original Galveston Commission Charter, 1901.
Chairman Galveston Deep Water Committee. Regent University of Texas.
Trustee Rosenberg Library, Galveston.
Married Etta Jane Sealy, September 29, 1896.