Background
SMATHERS, Wm. H. was born on January 7, 1891 in Waynesville, North Carolina, United States. Son of Benjamin Franklin and Laura (Howell) Smathers.
SMATHERS, Wm. H. was born on January 7, 1891 in Waynesville, North Carolina, United States. Son of Benjamin Franklin and Laura (Howell) Smathers.
Waynesville High School. Washington-Lee University, law course. University of North Carolina Law School, 1912.
J. Admitted to North Carolina Bar, 1912, New Jersey Bar, 1913. Appointed Judge, Court of Common Pleas by Governor. Edwards, 1922, re-appointed by Governor.
Silzer, 1923, by Governor. Moore, since 1928; Special Master in Chancery, Chancerv Court, New Jersey, 1924. Supreme Court Commissioner, 1923.
One of organizers of Ventnor Trust Company, and served as V.- President, Director, and Solicitor.
Member: Atlantic Company, New Jersey State and American Bar Associations Club: Kiwanis (Atlantic City, New Jersey).
Spouse Syd Brady, October 18, 1916, Atlantic City, N.