Background
Smith, Matthew Joseph was born on January 21, 1905 in Columbus, Ohio, United States. Son of Edward John and Anna (Doyle) Smith.
Smith, Matthew Joseph was born on January 21, 1905 in Columbus, Ohio, United States. Son of Edward John and Anna (Doyle) Smith.
Bachelor of Arts, Ohio State University, 1927, Juris Doctor, 1929.
Research assistant Yale, 1929-1931, Johns Hopkins, 1931-1932. Admitted to Ohio bar, 1929, practiced, Columbus, 1932-1934, New Philadelphia, 1934-1975. Member Smith, Renner, Hanhart, Miller & Kyler.
Trustee Union Hospital Association, Dover, Ohio, 1958-1976, vice president, 1971-1972.
Trustee Ohio State Bar Associate Foundation, 1962-1966. Past trustee, past president Tuscarawas Valley Comprehensive Mental Health Center.
Past trustee Ohio Legal Center Institute.
Fellow American College Trial Lawyers, American Bar Foundation, Ohio Bar Association Foundation, American College Probate Counsel. Member American, Ohio (president 1960-1961), Tuscarawas County (past president) bar associations, International Association Insurance Counsel, Society Hospital Attorneys, American Judicature Society, United States 6th Circuit Judicial Conference (life), Order of Coif, Delta Theta.
Married Mary L. Jahnke, January 15, 1936. Children: Kathleen (Mistress Johnson), Edward, Margaret (Mistress Hicks), Robert.