Background
Smith, Ward was born on September 13, 1930 in Buffalo. Son of Andrew Leslie and Georgia (Ward) Smith.
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Smith, Ward was born on September 13, 1930 in Buffalo. Son of Andrew Leslie and Georgia (Ward) Smith.
Student, Georgetown University, 1949. AB, Harvard, 1952; Juris Doctor, University Buffalo, 1955.
Association, Lawler & Rockwood, New York City, 1959-1962; secretary, general counsel, Whitin Machine Works, Whitinsville, Massachusetts, 1962-1966; secretary, White Consolidated Industries, Inc., Cleveland, 1966-1969; vice president, White Consolidated Industries, Inc., Cleveland, 1967-1969; senior vice president, White Consolidated Industries, Inc., Cleveland, 1969-1972; executive vice president, White Consolidated Industries, Inc., Cleveland, 1972-1976; president, chief administrative officer, White Consolidated Industries, Inc., Cleveland, 1976-1984; president, chief operating officer, White Consolidated Industries, Inc., Cleveland, 1984-1986; president, chief Executive officer, White Consolidated Industries, Inc., Cleveland, 1985-1986; chairman, White Consolidated Industries, Inc., Cleveland, 1986; president, NACCO Industries, Inc., Cleveland, 1986-1989; chief Executive officer, NACCO Industries, Inc., Cleveland, 1986-1991; Chairman of the Board, NACCO Industries, Inc., Cleveland, 1987-1994. Trustee various mutual funds administered by Massachusetts Finance Superior vena cava syndrome Company, Boston. Board directors Sundstrand Corporation, Rockford, Illinois.
President, trustee The Musical Arts Association. Operation The Cleveland Orchestra, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, others. Served to lieutenant United States Naval Reserve, 1955-1959.
Member American Bar Association, New York State Bar Association, Cleveland Skating Club, Pepper Pike Club, The Country Club (Cleveland), Tavern Club, Union Club (Cleveland).
Married Gretchen Keller Diefendorf, October 29, 1960. Children: Jennifer Smith Collison, Meredith Smith Weil, Jonathan Andrew, Sarah Katherine.