Background
Smith, Walter Byron was born on December 29, 1878 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of Byron Laflin and Carrie Cornelia (Stone) Smith.
Smith, Walter Byron was born on December 29, 1878 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of Byron Laflin and Carrie Cornelia (Stone) Smith.
Bachelor of Arts, Yale, 1899.
Byron McCormack; married second, Grace Mary Ryan, September 5, 1936. Began with John H. Wrenn & Company, Chicago, 1900, partner, 1905-1910. Director Northern Trust Company (founded by father).
Chairman of the board Illinois Tool Works.
President James C. King Home for Old Men. Trustee The Art Institute of Chicago Chicago, Saint Luke’s Hospital, John Crerar Library, Glenwood Manual Training School.
Clubs: Commercial, Mid-Day, Chicago, Union League, University, Yale, The Attic, Chicago Athletic, Shoreacres, Onwentsia, Old Elm, Racquet.
Married Florence McCullough, June 6, 1905 (deceased). Married second, Grace Mary Ryan, September 5, 1936.