Background
Longsworth, Robert Smith was born on November 29, 1914 in Hicksville, Ohio, United States. Son of Jesse Orrin and Rosa (Smith) Longsworth.
Longsworth, Robert Smith was born on November 29, 1914 in Hicksville, Ohio, United States. Son of Jesse Orrin and Rosa (Smith) Longsworth.
Bachelor, Ohio Wesleyan University, 1936.
Assistant Harkey Tomato Canning Factory, Hicksville, 1937-1946, owner, operator, 1946-1953. Owner Longsworth Hardware, 1954-1958. Vice president Syncro Capacitor Corporation, 1964-1969.
Real estate agent Village Realtors, 1977-1993. Owner Longsworth Farms, 1946-1993. Board directors, vice president, chair The Hicksville Bank, various years.
Charter member Hicksville Development Corporation, president, 1971-1972.
Trustee, member finance and administrative boards Methodist Church, Hicksville. Charter member board directors, president Johnson Memorial Library., Hicksville. Member Village Council, Hicksville, 1942-1950, mayor of Hicksville, 1950-1956, 64-72.
Trustee Hicksville Township, 1956-1964. Commissioner Defiance County, Defiance, Ohio, 1970-1978. Member Defiance County Board Health, 1970-1980.
Founder, benefactor Hicksville Memorial Pool, 1955. Benefactor Hicksville History Society, 1989-1996. Member Defiance County Sherrif's Association, Masons.
Married Alice Louise Whitten, July 2, 1938. Children: Judith Ann, Robert Whitten, Ellen Louise.