Background
Smith, Leonard Bacon was born on May 18, 1873 in New York City. Son of Eugene and Katharine Wadsworth (Bacon) Smith.
Smith, Leonard Bacon was born on May 18, 1873 in New York City. Son of Eugene and Katharine Wadsworth (Bacon) Smith.
Student Phillips Academy, 1889-1890. Bachelor of Arts, Yale, 1894. Doctor of Laws with honor New York Law School, 1896.
Admitted to New York bar, 1896. Member firm of Price & Smith, New York, 1897-1908, Strong, Smith & Strong, 1908-1919, Smith & Agate, 1919-1926. Assistant attorney American Can Company, 1930-1933, general counsel, 1933-1947.
Private practice, since 1947.
Served with Squadron A. National Guard of New York, 1903-1913, First lieutenant and captain 1st Field Artillery, 1913-1916, major and adjunct, New York.F.A. Brigade, 1916-1917. Member American Bar Association, Association Bar City of New York, American Foreign Law Association. Clubs: University, Lawyers (New York.
Married Simone Alibert, May 27, 1919. Children: Marcel Alibert, Marie Anne (Mistress Jacques Chabrier), Denyse Bacon, Leonard Eugene, Simone Madeleine.