Willis Smith

Background

Smith, Willis was born on July 11, 1921 in Raleigh, North Carolina, United States. Son of Willis and Anna (Lee) Smith.

Education

Bachelor of Arts, Duke, 1942, Bachelor of Laws, 1947.

Career

Admitted to North Carolina bar, 1947, practiced in Raleigh, 1947-1971. Partner firm Smith, Leach, Anderson & Dorsett, 1950-1971. Secretary, director Royal Cotton Mill Company, 1946-1964, Blendspun, Incorporated.

President, Defense Research Institute, 1971, also board directors.

President regional chairman Angier-Duke Scholarship Committee, 1954-1955. Chairman local Salvation Army, 1961, Wake County March of Dimes, 1951.

Company-chairman North Carolina Campaign for Nixon, 1968.

Achievements

• Willis Smith has been listed as a reputable lawyer by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Served with United States Naval Reserve, 1942-1945. Member American (chairman standing committee legal assistance to servicemen 1946-1966), North Carolina bar associations, North Carolina State Bar (council), International Association Insurance Counsel (director, Executive Committee), Phi Delta Phi, Kappa Alpha. Clubs: Carolina Country, Sphinx (Raleigh).

Connections

Married Vernon Hope Fountain, March 4, 1944. Children: Vernon Fountain, Dolly Lee, Anne Creecy.

Father:

Willis Smith

Mother:

Anna (Lee) Smith

Spouse:

Vernon Hope Fountain

child:

Vernon Fountain Smith

child:

Dolly Lee Smith

child:

Anne Creecy Smith