William Leigh Smith

Background

Smith, William Leigh was born on May 6, 1917 in East Orange, New Jersey, United States. Son of Stephen Moore and Mary Catherine (Schwartz) Smith.

Education

Graduate, Phillips Exeter Academy, 1935. AB, Princeton, 1939.

Career

Buyer L. Bamberger & Company, Newark, 1939-1940. Division head Amos Parrish & Company, New York City, 1945-1949. Managing director John Gerber Company, Memphis, 1949-1958.

Executive vice president Basic Economics Corporation, New York City, 1960-1961. President Bonwit Teller, 1962-1965. President, director Fundamental Company, since 1957.

Vice president Paramount Estates, Inc., 1960-1965. President Hens & Kelly, Inc., Buffalo, 1965-1978. Also chief executive officer, director.

President, director H & K Warehouse, Inc., 1967-1978. Director WSF Industries, Inc., Karl Hinke Associates. Former director Marine Midland Bank-Western.

Achievements

• William Leigh Smith has been listed as a noteworthy retail merchant, business consultant by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Past board directors United States Navy League, Shelby County (Tennessee) chapter American Cancer Society, Studio Arena Theatre. Past member business administration council Canisius College. Board directors Government Research Institute, Greater Buffalo Development Foundation, Buffalo Convention and Visitors Bureau, Downtown Development Corporation, New York Council Retail Merchants.

Chamber of Commerce task force on retail trade National Conference of Christians and Jews. Member development committee Clergy Economic Foundation. Member corporation Millard Fillmore Hospital Served to Army of the United States, 1941.

To lieutenant Commander United States Naval Reserve, 1942-1945. Member National Retails Merchants Association (past director), General Society and Mechanics Tradesmen City New York (life), Downtown Merchants Association Buffalo (past director), Palm Harbor Chamber of Commerce Clubs: Cap and Gown (Princeton, New Jersey) (life). Buffalo (Buffalo) (past president), Country (Buffalo) (past governor, vice president).

Automobile of Western New York (past director).

Connections

Married Margaret Krueger Tobin, December 13, 1942. Children: Sherry Leigh, Shelley Baird, Stephen Moore II, William Leigh World War II.

Father:

Stephen Moore Smith

Mother:

Mary Catherine (Schwartz) Smith

Spouse:

Margaret Krueger Tobin

child:

Shelley Baird Smith

child:

Stephen Moore II Smith

child:

Sherry Leigh Smith

child:

William Leigh World War II Smith