Background
Smith, Edgar Newbold was born on July 20, 1926 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of William Dulty and Portia Hulme (Black) Smith.
Smith, Edgar Newbold was born on July 20, 1926 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of William Dulty and Portia Hulme (Black) Smith.
Bachelor of Science, United States Naval Academy, 1948. Master of Business Administration, University Pennsylvania, 1956.
Engineer E.I. duPont Nemours, Wilmington, Delaware, 1949-1954. Vice president Laird & Company, New York City, 1956-1963, Laird, Bissell & Meeds, Wilmington, 1964-1970, Drexel Firestone, Philadelphia, 1970-1972, Blue Bell (Pennsylvania) Company, 1973-1974. President, founder E.N. Smith Company, Philadelphia, since 1974.
Board directors Bell Company, West Chester, Pennsylvania.
Trustee Philadelphia Maritime Museum, since 1969, Church Farm School, Exton, Pennsylvania, since 1970, Mystic Seaport, Connecticut, 1965-1978, Pennsylvania History Society, 1978-1984. Lieutenant (junior grade) United States Navy, 1944-1949. Member Explorers Club, Royal Cruising Club, Cruising Club of America (Blue Water medal 1977), New York Yacht Club.
Married Margaret duPont, September 30, 1950. Children: Eleuthera Bradford, Stockton Newbold, Lewis duPont, Henry Belin duPont.