Background
II, Frederick Orville Smith, was born on July 17, 1934 in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Harry Francis and Dorothy Spaulding (Zeller) S.
military officer agricultural products executive
II, Frederick Orville Smith, was born on July 17, 1934 in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Harry Francis and Dorothy Spaulding (Zeller) S.
Bachelor, Bowdoin College, 1956. Master of Arts in Political Science, University Vermont, 2000.
Deck officer, 1st lieutenant United States Ship The Sullivans United States Navy, 1957-1959. Officer United States Naval Station, Adak, Alaska, 1959-1960. Clerk & executive Fred O. Smith Manufacturing Company, New Vineyard, Maine, 1960-1971, president, treasurer, since 1971.
Research officer Naval Reserve Training Center, Augusta, 1960-1969, Bangor, 1970-1979 (retired). Retired LCDR, United States Naval Reserve. Co-owner Sugarwood Gallery, Inc., Farmington, Maine, 2000—2008, corporation secretary, Maine, 2007—2008.
Notary public, since 1978. Member, secretary Farmington Budget Committee, since 2009. Member board advisory United States Ship The Sullivans Association.
Chair, member national committee Young Representatives, Maine, 1960—1968, president New England council, 1962—1964. Chairman Franklin County (Maine) Republican Committee, 1976—1980, vice president state convention, 1994. Member Maine Republican State Committee, 1980—1986, 1992—1994, 1998—2002, since 2006, Maine Republican Platform Committee, 2008.
Member state committee American Society of Clinical Oncology, 1998—2002. Town chairman Republican Committee, New Vineyard, 1972—1986, Farmington, 1992—2008. Ecumenical representative Old South Congressional Church, since 2007, moderator, 2008—2009, member.
Member of Farmington Area Care & Share Food Closet (board member), Farmington Zoning Board (member, secretary Budget Committee), Porter Lake Association (board directors since 2005), Up Country Artists 1996—2003, (vice president 1997, president 1998—2000, board directors 2000-2003, vice president, board directors 2005-2006), Franklin County Arts and Crafts (vice president 2002-2005, president 2006-2010), Shriners, American Legion, Masons, Kora Temple Shrine.
Married Mabel Roxy Moore, June 6, 1965. Children: Sarah Zeller, Jennifer Joy, Erika Hildred.