Background
Smyth, Ellison Adger was born on October 26, 1847 in Charleston, South Carolina, United States. Son of Review Thomas and Margaret M. (Adger) Smyth.
Smyth, Ellison Adger was born on October 26, 1847 in Charleston, South Carolina, United States. Son of Review Thomas and Margaret M. (Adger) Smyth.
Educated South Carolina. Military Academy; served in C.S.A.
Former president Belton (South Carolina.) Cotton Mills, Bank of Belton, Pelzer (South Carolina.) Manufacturing Company, Chicora Bank (Pelzer, South Carolina.). President Greenville (South Carolina.) News Company, Balfour (North Carolina) Mills. Also director and officer other corporations.
Member of the United States Industrial Commission, Washington. Ex-president American Cotton Manufacturers Association, Cotton Manufacturers Association of South Carolina.
Married Julia Gambrill. Children: J. Adger (deceased), Mistress A. F. McKissick, Mistress learning disabilities Blake, Mistress J. A. Hudgens, Jenny (deceased).