Background
Smith, Edward Devereux was born on September 5, 1876 in Livingston, Alabama, United States. Son of Addison Gillespie and Florence Devereux (Hopkins) Smith.
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Smith, Edward Devereux was born on September 5, 1876 in Livingston, Alabama, United States. Son of Addison Gillespie and Florence Devereux (Hopkins) Smith.
Bachelor of Arts, University of Alabama, 1896. Bachelor of Laws, Georgetown University, District of Columbia, 1898. Studied Summer Law School, University of Virginia, 1904.
Practiced in Birmingham, Alabama, 1898-1919. Appointed general solicitor Southern Group Bell telephone companies, at Atlanta, 1919. General counsel Southern Bell Tel. and Tel.
Company, March 1929-July 1941, vice president, 1935-1941. Vice-president and director Coca Cola Bottling Company of Laconia, N.H. Vice president in charge Trust Department, Fulton National Bank, Atlanta, Georgia., 1941-1947.
Retired. Democratic national committeeman for Alabama, 1916-1919.
Member Phi Beta Kappa, Phi Delta Theta. Clubs: Piedmont Driving.
Married Florida Whiting Graves, March 24, 1904. Children: Addison, Edward.