Background
Poor, Samuel Smith was born on December 4, 1883 in Port Chester, New York, United States. Son of William Cheney and Harriet (Smith) Poor.
Operated with local hired help his family farm and summered there in retirement in Andover Maine.
Poor, Samuel Smith was born on December 4, 1883 in Port Chester, New York, United States. Son of William Cheney and Harriet (Smith) Poor.
Student in public schools.
4, 1911; children—Samuel Smith (Jr.), Betsey (Mistress Harvey South. Fisher), John Barton. With Second National Bank, New York City, 1900-1902. Salesman American Tobacco Company, 1902-1904.
With Monogrammed Cigarettes, 1904-1907.
Sales department Continental Rubber Company, Hanover, Germany, later district manager United States Rubber Company (purchased Continental Rubber Company), Philadelphia, 1907-1917. Sales manager Cleveland Pierce Arrow, 1917-1919, dealer, Akron, O., 1918-1919.
Became sales manager General Tire & Rubber Company, 1919-1932, vice president charge merchandising, 1932-1951, now director Proprietor General Tire & Rubber Service, Providence.
Clubs: Portage Country (Akron, O.).
Married Elsie Belle Preston, deceased. Children: Samuel Smith (Jr.), Betsey (Mistress Harvey South. Fisher), John Barton.