Benjamin Eric Smith

Background

Smith, Benjamin Eric was born on March 22, 1915 in Los Angeles, California, United States. Son of Jesse Oliver and Clara Louise (Ferris) Smith.

Education

Bachelor, U. Redlands, 1937; postgraduate, Yale University, 1938-1939; Master of Arts, University of Southern California, 1940.

Career

Manager Birch-Smith Storage Company, Los Angeles, 1940-1942. Division manager Bekins Van & Storage Company, 1946-1950. National sales manager Meletron Corporation, 1952-1956.

Vice president Leo G. MacLaughlin Company, Pasadena, California, 1956-1957. Senior consultant Barry & Company, Los Angeles, 1957-1965. President Benjamin E. Smith & Associate, Los Angeles, San Diego, from 1965, Lancer Pacific Inc., Carlsbad, California, 1973-1979, Aries Group, San Diego, 1979-1998.

Sponsor, host What's Up? AM1000 KCEO Radio, from 2000. Member, director Corporation Finance Council, San Diego, since 1976. Faculty member Southwestern University.A., 1941-1942, University Southern California, 1959-1960.

Member San Diego in the Global Economy Committee, San Diego, 1990-1991. Sponsor What's Up radio talk show KCED.

Membership

Chairman 57th Assembly District Republican Central Committee, Hollywood, 1958-1962. Executive director Los Angeles County Central Committee, 1957. Charter member Smithsonian National Museum of America Indian.

Member Library. of Congress Associates Lieutenant colonel United States Army, 1942-1946, 50-52.

Interests

• Avocations: writing, poetry, golf, swimming.

Connections

Married Donelle Ray, January 6, 1956 (divorced 1971). Children: Lee Fleming, Deidre Ray Folsom.

Father:

Jesse Oliver Smith

Mother:

Clara Louise (Ferris) Smith

Spouse:

Donelle Ray

child:

Deidre Ray Folsom Smith

child:

Lee Fleming Smith