Background
Smith, Samuel Boyd was born on October 23, 1929 in Adams, Tennessee, United States. Son of Carl S. and Annie (Tolleson) Smith.
Smith, Samuel Boyd was born on October 23, 1929 in Adams, Tennessee, United States. Son of Carl S. and Annie (Tolleson) Smith.
Student, Milligan College, 1947-1948; student, University Tennessee, 1948-1949; student, Syracuse University, 1951-1952; Bachelor of Science, Peabody College, 1956; Master of Arts, Vanderbilt University, 1960; Doctor of Philosophy, Vanderbilt University, 1962.
Assistant professor of history, U. South Florida, 1961-1964; state librarian and archivist, chairman, Tennessee History Commission, 1964-1969; lecturer history, Peabody College, 1965-1966; associate professor of history, U. Tennessee, 1969-1972; professor, editor Andrew Jackson Presidential Papers, U. Tennessee, 1972-1979; professor, Tennessee State University, Nashville, 1979-1997.
Served with United States Air Force, 1951-1954. Member Tennessee History Society, Shakespeare Club, University Club.
Married Martha Sue Fitzsimmons, December 23, 1956. Children– David Fitzsimmons, Mark Tolleson, Stephen Boyd.