Background
Smith, James Francis was born on May 15, 1936 in Saugus, Massachusetts, United States. Son of James Gregory and Marion Irene (Huckins) Smith.
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James Francis Smith
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AB, Bentley College, 1956.
Career
Security analyst, Boston Safe Deposit & Trust Company, 1956-1958; public accountant, Robert C. O'Connell (Certified Public Accountant), Boston, 1958-1960; controller, Precision Microwave Company, Saugus, 1960-1965; finance vice-president, director, Bay State Gas Company, Exeter & Hampton Electric Company, Concord Electric Company, Fitchburg Gas & Electric Light Company, Boston, 1965-1975; with, Orange and Rockland Utilities, Inc., Pearl River, New York, since 1965; vice president, Orange and Rockland Utilities, Inc., Pearl River, 1969-1975; executive vice president, chief finance officer, Orange and Rockland Utilities, Inc., Pearl River, 1975-1978; vice Chairman of the Board, Orange and Rockland Utilities, Inc., Pearl River, 1978; chairman, Orange and Rockland Utilities, Inc., Pearl River, since 1979; also director, Orange and Rockland Utilities, Inc., Pearl River. Board directors New York State Council on Fiscal and Economics Priorities.
Achievements
Membership
Member energy committee Coalition of Northeast Governors. Board directors Business Council New York State, Inc., 1988, Commerce and Industry Association of New Jersey. Member New York State Energy Research and Development Authority, 1988.
Member governor's Mario Cuomo's Commission on the Adirondacks in the 21st Century, Trust for Public Land Advisory Council With Army of the United States, 1958-1961. Member American Gas Association, Edison Electric Institute (board directors), Commerce and Industry Association, Northern New Jersey (board directors), Tuxedo Club, Metropolitan Club.
Connections
Married Margaret Ellen Frame, November 30, 1963. Children: Ellen Hawley Anne, James Gregory.
