Background
Smith, Wilbert L. was born on February 29, 1852 in Torrington, Connecticut, United States. Son of Lewis Stevens and Eliza Ann (Hurlbut) Smith.
banker typewriter manufacturer
Smith, Wilbert L. was born on February 29, 1852 in Torrington, Connecticut, United States. Son of Lewis Stevens and Eliza Ann (Hurlbut) Smith.
Public schools and State Normal School, Cortland, New New York
About 1885 began manufacturer of Smith Premier Typewriter. In charge production Smith Premier Company. Director Union Typewriter Company (successor to Smith Premier Company), to 1903.
One of organizers, 1903, L. C. Smith & Brothers Typewriter Company, vice president, until 1910, president, 1910-1924.
Chairman of the Board L. C. Smith & Corona Typewriters, Incorporated., since 1926. Chairman of the Board Syracuse Trust Company (member Executive Board).
Member war service committee for typewriter industry, World War I.
Married Louise L. Hunt, October 26, 1886. Children: Wilbert A., Elwyn L. Began in gun manufacturing.