Howard Franklyn Smith

Background

Smith, Howard Franklyn was born on February 1, 1884 in Baltimore, Maryland, United States. Son of Isaac F. and Florence I. (Evans) Smith.

Education

Student Baltimore City College, 1902-1905. Doctor of Medicine Baltimore Medical College, 1909.

Career

Commissioned assistant surgeon United States.P.H.S., 1913, passed assistant surgeon, 1917, surgeon, 1921, senior surgeon, 1933. Quarantine officer Philippine Islands, 1913-1914. Stream pollution studies in Ohio River watershed, 1915-1917.

Medical officer in charge extra cantonment zone, Camp Beauregard, Louisiana, 1917-1918.

Chief quarantine officer, Hampton Roads, Virginia, 1919-1922, Philippine Islands, 1923-1926. American consulates at Dublin, Bergen, Norway, and Palermo, Italy, 1927-1929.

Medical adviser to President of Republic of Italy, 1927-1929. Medical adviser to President of Republic of Liberia, Africa, on control of yellow fever, 1930.

American consulates general at Mexico City and Havana, 1931-1932.

Became chief quarantine office for Philippine, Islands, 1933. Now chief public health adviser, staff United States ambassador of Philippine Islands, also assistant surgeon general for Far East.

Achievements

• Howard Franklyn Smith has been listed as a noteworthy surgeon, United States Public Health Service. by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Clubs: Army and Navy, Manilo Polo, Manila Golf, Wack Wack Golf and Country (Manila).*.

Connections

Married Kathryn C. Cunningham, November 10, 1908.

Father:

Isaac F. Smith

Mother:

Florence I. (Evans) Smith

Spouse:

Kathryn C. Cunningham