Background
Smith, William Hawley was born on October 7, 1845 in Sunderland, Franklin County, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Brainerd and Nancy O. (Hawley) Smith.
Smith, William Hawley was born on October 7, 1845 in Sunderland, Franklin County, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Brainerd and Nancy O. (Hawley) Smith.
Graduated from State Normal University, Normal, Illinois, 1870.
Reared on farm; taught school, 1870-1874. County superintendent schools, McLean County, Illinois, 1874-1882. Editor, 1882-1887; in manufacturing business, 1887-1893.
On lecture platform, 1893-1910.
First in combination with “Bill” Nye, and then alone. Author: The Evolution of Dodd, 1883.
Walks and Talks, 1894. The New Hamlet, 1902.
The Promoters, 1904; All the Children of All the People, 1912.
Address: Peoria, Illinois.
Married Ellen Hinsdale Galusha, July 19, 1870.