Background
Smith was born on June 14, 1842 in Terre Haute, Indiana.
Smith was born on June 14, 1842 in Terre Haute, Indiana.
He fought in the Civil War, and was wounded near Atlanta, Georgia on August 3rd, 1864. He lived at Dobbs Ferry-on-Hudson, New New York He was an antisemite and among the thinkers whose works influenced Henry Ford.
Among works by Smith were A Short View of Great Quests (1899), The Coming Democracy, Balance the Fundamental Variety (1904), The Agreement Between Science and Religion (1906) and Eternalism: A Theory Of Infinite Justice (1902).