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# Athletics at the 2024 Summer Paralympics – Men's 100 metres T54

100 metres at the 2024 Summer Paralympics :
* Men · T11 · T12 · T13 · T34 · T35 · T36 · T37 · T38 · T44 · T47 · T51 · T52 · T53 · T54 · T63 · T64 Women · T11 · T12 · T13 · T34 · T35 · T36 · T37 · T38 · T47 · T53 · T54 · T63 · T64
The Men's 100 metres T54 at the 2024 Summer Paralympics took place on 4 September at the Stade de France in Paris.

## Records

Prior to the competition, the existing records were as follows:
| World Record | Athiwat Paeng-Nuea (THA) | 13.63 | Hechingen | 9 May 2024 |
| Paralympic Record | Leo-Pekka Tähti (FIN) | 13.63 | London | 1 September 2012 |
| Area | Time | Time | Athlete | Location | Date |
| Africa | 14.22 | | Nkegbe Botsyo | Tempe | 24 May 2019 (2019-05-24) |
| America | 13.80 | | Juan Pablo Cervantes García | Santiago | 24 November 2023 (2023-11-24) |
| Asia | 13.63 | WR | Athiwat Paeng-Nuea | Paris | 15 July 2023 (2023-07-15) |
| Europe | 13.63 | PR | Leo-Pekka Tähti | London | 1 September 2012 (2012-09-01) |
| Oceania | 13.94 | | Sam Carter | Dubai | 7 November 2019 (2019-11-07) |

## Classification

The T54 classification is for wheelchair athletes with strong arm and torso movement, who have an impairment in their legs. Athletes have fast acceleration, can maintain top speed and maintain their pushing speed while steering.

## Results
### Round 1

The Heats took place on 4 September, starting at 11:22 (UTC+2) in the morning session. First 3 in each heat (Q) and the next 2 fastest (q) advance to the final

### Heat 1

| Rank | Lane | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
| 1 | 8 | Athiwat Paeng-Nuea | Thailand | 13.71 | Q |
| 2 | 2 | Juan Pablo Cervantes Garcia | Mexico | 13.84 | Q, SB |
| 3 | 4 | Hu Yang | China | 14.24 | Q |
| 4 | 5 | Luke Bailey | Australia | 14.39 | q |
| 5 | 3 | Vun Van | Cambodia | 14.58 | SB |
| 6 | 7 | Smbat Karapetyan | Armenia | 16.98 | |
| 7 | 6 | Malang Tamba | The Gambia | 18.13 | SB |
| Source: | Source: | Source: | Source: | Wind: 0.0 m/s | Wind: 0.0 m/s |

### Heat 2

| Rank | Lane | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
| 1 | 7 | Mamudo Balde | Portugal | 13.75 | Q PB |
| 2 | 4 | Leo-Pekka Tähti | Finland | 13.84 | Q |
| 3 | 8 | Zhang Ying | China | 14.10 | Q, SB |
| 4 | 6 | Phiphatphong Sianglam | Thailand | 14.52 | q, SB |
| 5 | 5 | Tomoki Ikoma | Japan | 14.73 | |
| 6 | 2 | Hilmy Shawwal | Tanzania | 16.08 | |
| 7 | 3 | Kesete Sibhatu Weldemariam | Eritrea | 19.18 | PB |
| Source: | Source: | Source: | Source: | Wind: +1.4 m/s | Wind: +1.4 m/s |

### Final

The final took place on 4 September, starting at 19:24 (UTC+2) in the evening.
| Rank | Lane | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
| | 7 | Juan Pablo Cervantes Garcia | Mexico | 13.74 | AR |
| | 4 | Athiwat Paeng-Nuea | Thailand | 13.79 | |
| | 6 | Leo-Pekka Tähti | Finland | 13.86 | |
| 4 | 8 | Hu Yang | China | 14.14 | |
| 5 | 5 | Mamudo Balde | Portugal | 14.19 | |
| 6 | 3 | Zhang Ying | China | 14.28 | |
| 7 | 9 | Luke Bailey | Australia | 14.39 | |
| 8 | 2 | Phiphatphong Sianglam | Thailand | 14.84 | |
| Source: | Source: | Source: | Source: | Wind: -0.2 m/s | Wind: -0.2 m/s |
# HMS Grecian (1821)

HMS Grecian was the former Revenue cutter Dolphin, launched at Cowes in 1799, that the Royal Navy purchased in 1821 and renamed. She captured a pirate schooner in 1823. The Royal Navy sold Grecian in 1828.

## Career
### Revenue cutter

In late April 1806 Dolphin detained and sent into Penzance Bella, Kallenberg, master, which had been sailing from Baltimore to Bremen. Bella was released and sent on her way on 20 June.
In May Dolphin detained and sent into Penzance the Danish vessel Fortuna, Peterson, master.
On 26 September 1810 Dolphin came upon Valiant, Owen, master, off Land's End. Valiant was waterlogged and in a sinking state. She had been sailing from Bangor to London, and Dolphin brought her into Mount's Bay. There Valiant unloaded her cargo.
On 18 December 1812 Dolphin towed Ann into Mount's Bay, Ann, Ancell, master, had been on her way from London to Guadaloupe when she lost her mainmast and rudder.

### Royal Navy

The Admiralty purchased Dolphin and renamed her HMS Grecian. Lieutenant John Cawley commissioned Grecian on 20 November 1821 for the Jamaica Station.
On 20 March 1823 Grecian captured the pirate schooner Gata, a felucca, and two boats. The Navy acquired Gata and took her into service as HMS Lion.
HMS Scout suffered damage from stranding in May 1823 in the Gulf of Mexico. She might have been lost if Grecian had not rendered assistance.
On 23 May 1824 Grecian arrived at Jamaica with $100,000 that she had carried from Santa Martha (Gran Colombia).

## Fate

Grecian was paid off on 11 May 1825.
The "Principal Officers and Commissioners of His Majesty's Navy" offered the "Grecian cutter, of 145 tons", lying at Portsmouth, for sale on 11 July 1827. She was sold to Mr. Freake, but the sale was cancelled when he was declared insane. The Commissioners offered her again on 18 January 1828. She was sold for £300 to Samuel Phillips.
# Portage Center, Ohio

Portage Center is an unincorporated community in Hancock County, in the U.S. state of Ohio.

## History

A post office called Portage Centre was established in 1857, the name was changed to Portage Center in 1893, and the post office closed in 1900. The community has the name of the township in which it is located, Portage Township.
# 1921 Brown Bears football team

The 1921 Brown Bears football team represented Brown University as an independent during the 1921 college football season. Led by 20th-year head coach Edward N. Robinson, the Bears compiled a record of 5–3–1.

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance |
| September 24 | | Rhode Island State | Andrews FieldProvidence, RI (rivalry) | W 6–0 | |
| October 1 | | Colby | Andrews FieldProvidence, RI | W 12–7 | |
| October 8 | | NYU | Andrews FieldProvidence, RI | W 13–0 | |
| October 15 | | at Syracuse | Archbold StadiumSyracuse, NY | L 0–28 | 20,000 |
| October 22 | | Springfield | Andrews FieldProvidence, RI | T 0–0 | |
| October 29 | | at Yale | Yale BowlNew Haven, CT | L 7–45 | 20,000 |
| November 5 | | St. Bonaventure | Andrews FieldProvidence, RI | W 55–0 | |
| November 12 | 2:00 p.m. | at Harvard | Harvard StadiumBoston, MA | L 7–9 | 25,000 |
| November 19 | | Colgate | Andrews FieldProvidence, RI | W 14–0 | |
| All times are in Eastern time |||||||
# Cañas Gordas

Cañas Gordas is a corregimiento in Renacimiento District, Chiriquí Province, Panama. It has a land area of 60.8 square kilometres (23.5 sq mi) and had a population of 3,090 as of 2010, giving it a population density of 50.8 inhabitants per square kilometre (132/sq mi). Its population as of 1990 was 2,448; its population as of 2000 was 2,682.
# Prayagraj (disambiguation)

Prayagraj is a metropolitan city in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.
Prayagraj may also refer to:
* Prayagraj district, district of Uttar Pradesh
* Prayagraj division, administrative unit of Uttar Pradesh
* Prayagraj Lok Sabha constituency, a parliamentary constituency
* Prayagraj Junction railway station, railway station in the city.
* Prayag Junction railway station, satellite station in the city.
* Prayagraj Chheoki railway station, railway station in the city
# Frankie and Johnny (1936 film)

Frankie and Johnny (also known as Frankie and Johnnie) is a 1936 American film.
The film was shot on location in The Bronx, New York and sat on the shelf for two years before being released by the studio due to interference from United States film censors.

## Plot

The story of a maidenly woman, Frankie, and Johnnie, the man "who done her wrong."

## Cast

* Helen Morgan as Frankie
* Chester Morris as Johnny Drew
* Lilyan Tashman as Nellie Bly
# Astronidium inflatum

Astronidium inflatum is a species of plant in the family Melastomataceae. It is endemic to Fiji.
# 1957 Indian vice presidential election

The 1957 Indian vice presidential election was held in 1957 to elect the vice president of India. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan was reelected unopposed. Had the election been contested by more than one candidate, the poll would have occurred on 11 May 1957.

## Schedule

The election schedule was announced by the Election Commission of India on 9 April 1957.
| S.No. | Poll Event | Date |
| 1. | Last Date for filing nomination | 18 April 1957 |
| 2. | Date for Scrutiny of nomination | 20 April 1957 |
| 3. | Last Date for Withdrawal of nomination | 23 April 1957 |
| 4. | Date of Poll | 11 May 1957 |
| 5. | Date of Counting | NA |

## Result

The Electoral College consisted of 735 members of Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha. Dr. Radhakrishnan was the only validly nominated candidate and hence he was declared as elected unopposed, to the office of the Vice-President on 23 April 1957. He started his second term on 13 May 1957.
# HD 114386

HD 114386 is a star with a pair of orbiting exoplanets in the southern constellation of Centaurus. It has an apparent visual magnitude of 8.73, which means it cannot be viewed with the naked eye but can be seen with a telescope or good binoculars. Based on parallax measurements, the system is located at a distance of 91 light years from the Sun. It is receding with a radial velocity of 33.4 km/s. The star shows a high proper motion, traversing the celestial sphere at an angular rate of 0.318 arcsec yr$^{−1}$.
The spectrum of HD 114386 yields a stellar classification of K3 V, matching a K-type main-sequence star, or orange dwarf. It has 76% of the mass of the Sun and 73% of the Sun's radius. HD 114386 is a much older star than the Sun with an estimated age of roughly nine billion years. The abundance of iron in the stellar atmosphere, a measure of the star's metallicity, is nearly solar. It is rather dim compared to the Sun, radiating just 28% of the luminosity of the Sun from its photosphere at an effective temperature of 4,926 K.

## Planetary system

In 2004, the Geneva Extrasolar Planet Search Team announced the discovery of an extrasolar planet orbiting the star. The preliminary data for a second exoplanet was released in 2011.
The HD 114386 planetary system :
| Companion (in order from star) | Mass | Semimajor axis (AU) | Orbital period (days) | Eccentricity | Inclination | Radius |
| b | ≥0.37 M$_J$ | 1.65 | 445 | 0.12 | — | — |
| c | ≥1.19 M$_J$ | – | 1,046 | 0.06 | — | — |
# Hamitergum

Hamitergum eobius is a species of harvestmen in a monotypic genus in the family Sclerosomatidae from Russia.
# Cañas River (Juana Díaz, Puerto Rico)

The Cañas River (Juana Díaz, Puerto Rico) is a river of Puerto Rico.
# Benedict

Benedict may refer to:

## People
### Names

* Benedict (given name), including a list of people with the given name
* Benedict (surname), including a list of people with the surname

### Religious figures

* Pope Benedict I (died 579), head of the Catholic Church from 2 June 575 to his death in 579
* Pope Benedict II (635–685), also a saint
* Pope Benedict III (died 858), head of the Catholic Church from 29 September 855 to his death in 858
* Pope Benedict IV (died 903), head of the Catholic Church from 1 February 900 to his death in 903
* Pope Benedict V (died 965), head of the Catholic Church from 22 May to 23 June 964, in opposition to Pope Leo VIII
* Pope Benedict VI (died 974), head of the Catholic Church from 19 January 973 to his death in 974
* Pope Benedict VII (died 983), head of the Catholic Church from October 974 to his death in 983
* Pope Benedict VIII (died 1024), head of the Catholic Church from 18 May 1012 to his death in 1024
* Pope Benedict IX (c. 1010–1056), in Rome, was the head of the Catholic Church on three occasions between October 1032 and July 1048
* Pope Benedict XI (1240–1304), head of the Catholic Church from 22 October 1303 to his death in 1304
* Pope Benedict XII (c. 1280–1342), head of the Catholic Church from 20 December 1334 to his death in 1342. He was the third Avignon Pope
* Pope Benedict XIII (1649–1730), later Friar Vincenzo Maria Orsini, O.P., was the head of the Catholic Church from 29 May 1724 to his death in 1730
* Pope Benedict XIV (1675–1758), head of the Catholic Church from 17 August 1740 to his death in 1758
* Pope Benedict XV (1854–1922), head of the Catholic Church from 3 September 1914 to his death in 1922
* Pope Benedict XVI (1927–2022), head of the Catholic Church from 19 April 2005 until his resignation in 2013
* Antipope Benedict X (c. 1000–c. 1070), son of Guido (the youngest son of Alberic III, Count of Tusculum), a brother of the notorious Pope Benedict IX (deposed in 1048), a member of the dominant political dynasty in the region at that time
* Antipope Benedict XIII (1328–1423), known as el Papa Luna in Spanish, was an Aragonese nobleman, who is officially considered by the Catholic Church to be an antipope
* Antipope Benedict XIV, the name used by two closely related minor antipopes of the 15th century

## Places

* Benedict Canyon, Los Angeles, an area in Los Angeles County, California
* Benedict (crater), a lunar crater
* Benedict Fjord, Greenland
* Benedict Glacier, Canada
* Benedict, Georgia, U.S.
* Benedict, Kansas, U.S.
* Benedict, Maryland, U.S.
* Benedict, Minnesota, U.S.
* Benedict, Nebraska, U.S.
* Benedict, North Dakota, U.S.
* Benedikt, Slovenia, Slovenia

## Other uses

* Benedict College, South Carolina, United States
* Benedict International Education Group, a Swiss group with 80 schools worldwide
* Benedict's reagent, a chemical reagent
# Fitil

Fitil (Russian: Фитиль, IPA:, Fuse) is a popular Soviet short film and television anthology series which ran for 608 episodes. Some of the episodes were aimed at children, and were called Фитилёк, Fitilyok, Little Fuse. Each issue contained from the few short segments: documentary, fictional and animated ones. Fitilyok eventually became an entirely separate show for children and was renamed Yeralash, (Russian: Ералаш) meaning "jumble" or "mishmash."
It was directed by various artists, including Leonid Gaidai who presented his famous trio of Nikulin, Vitsin and Morgunov to the cast.
It was called "the anecdotes from the Soviet government" in the USSR.

## List of episodes

| Number | Year | Plot | Description | Author and editor | Director | Cameraman, soundman and film editor | Artist | Composer | Actors | Studio |
| 1 | 1962 | In one boot | "Head of city pensioners" Tyutiryutin goes on a fishing trip. On his return his wife tells him, that in a meeting held in his absence, he was called a "fool". Tyutiryutin calls all his subordinates together, demanding to know who had called him a "fool". In the end he learns that he was called "fisherman", and not "fool". | Sergey Mikhalkov | Igor Ilyinsky, Arkady Koltsaty | | | | Igor Ilyinsky, Olga Viklandt [ru] | Mosfilm |
| 1 | 1962 | Task | School task about "eyewash" | Leonid Lench [ru] | Lev Kulidzhanov, Isaak Magiton [ru] | | | | Muza Krepkogorskaya | Gorky Film Studio |
| 1 | 1962 | Beet | Short animation about beet | | Vyacheslav Kotyonochkin | | | | | Soyuzmultfilm |
| 1 | 1962 | Living corpse | Two men pretend to be dead, to avoid having to make alimony payments | Mark Abramov [ru] | Andrey Tutyshkin [ru] | Vladimir Nikolaev [ru] | Georgy Kolganov [ru] | Nikita Bogoslovsky | Sergey Filippov, Yevgeny Morgunov, Lubov Sokolova | Mosnauchfilm [ru] |
| 3 | 1962 | Ears | The head of the department makes a meaningless tirade about "if only there were mushrooms growing in your mouth" and what happens from this. His "efficiency" and "initiative" are noticed. They pull him up by the ears. Now he's a deputy manager, and his ears have grown. Again he is pulled up, he is already a manager with even longer ears. Then he delivers his meaningless speeches from a high rostrum, and his ears are very long. Who's pulling him by those ears? | Leonid Likhodeev [ru], Sergey Mikhalkov | Andrey Tutyshkin [ru] | | | | Ivan Lyubeznov | |
| 3 | 1962 | People's rubles | A steel plant in Cherepovets receives equipment that is not used | L. Pankin, Sergey Mikhalkov | L. Pankin | L. Pankin | | | | CSDF (?) |
| 3 | 1962 | The virus of indifference | About problems of growing corn | Vladimir Kapninsky [ru], Sergey Mikhalkov | Vladimir Pekar [ru], Vladimir Popov | | | | Yefim Berezin [ru], Yury Timoshenko [ru] | Soyuzmultfilm |
| 3 | 1962 | Without thinking twice | About dismissive treatment with ancient monuments in Vitebsk | Yuri Yegorov [ru] | Yuri Yegorov [ru] | Yuri Yegorov [ru] | | | | CSDF (?) |
| 3 | 1962 | Revanchist | Anti-fascist cartoon | Mark Abramov [ru], Sergey Mikhalkov | Vyacheslav Kotyonochkin | | | | | Soyuzmultfilm |
| 3 | 1962 | Covered | | | | | | | | |
# Krummerne

Krummerne, or The Crumbs, is a Danish film series about the family Krumborg and particularly the boy 'Krumme' (Laus Høybye). They are loosely based on Thøger Birkeland's popular children's book series.
The first film in the series, the eponymous Krummerne, was theatrically released on 4 October 1991. Despite lukewarm reviews, the film was a commercial success with over 850,000 cinema admissions, becoming one of the most watched films of all time within Denmark. Notable filming took place in Kongens Lyngby and Charlottenlund.

## Films

* Krummerne (The Crumbs) – 1991
* Krummerne 2 - Stakkels Krumme (Krummerne 2 - Poor Krumme) – 1992
* Krummerne 3 - Fars gode idé (Krummerne 3 - Father's good idea) – 1994
* Krummerne - Så er det jul igen (Krummerne - Then it's Christmas again) – 2006
* Krummerne - alt på spil (Krummerne - all at stake) – 2014

## Television series

Krummernes Jul was released as a 'TV Christmas calendar' series broadcast on TV 2 throughout the month of December 1996 in the lead up to Christmas.

## Cast

| Characters | Film | Film | Film | Film | Film | Krummernes Jul (1996) |
| Characters | Krummerne (1991) | Krummerne 2 - Stakkels Krumme (1992) | Krummerne 3 - Fars gode idé (1994) | Krummerne - Så er det jul igen (2006) | Krummerne - alt på spil (2014) | Krummernes Jul (1996) |
| Krumme | Laus Høybye | Laus Høybye | Benjamin Rothenborg Vibe | Jamie Morton | Victor Stoltenberg Nielsen | Per Damgaard Hansen |
| Krumme's mother | Karen-Lise Mynster | Karen-Lise Mynster | Karen-Lise Mynster | Vibeke Hastrup | Lisbeth Wulff | Karen-Lise Mynster |
| Krumme's father (Jens Krumborg) | Dick Kaysø | Dick Kaysø | Dick Kaysø | Dick Kaysø | Henning Valin Jakobsen | Dick Kaysø |
| Stine (Krumme's sister) | Line Kruse | Line Kruse | Line Kruse | Neel Rønholt | Martine Ølbye Hjejle | Line Kruse |
| Grunk (Krumme's younger brother) | Lukas Forchhammer | Lukas Forchhammer | Lukas Forchhammer | Julius Bundgaard | Luca Reichardt Ben Coker | Lukas Forchhammer |
| Boris | Peter Schrøder | Peter Schrøder | Peter Schrøder | Peter Schrøder | | |
| Ivan | Jarl Friis-Mikkelsen | Jarl Friis-Mikkelsen | Jarl Friis-Mikkelsen | Jarl Friis-Mikkelsen | | |
| Caretaker (Svendsen) | Buster Larsen | Buster Larsen | Paul Hagen | | Tommy Kenter | Paul Hagen |
| Ms. Ingeborg Olsen | Elin Reimer | Elin Reimer | Elin Reimer | | | Elin Reimer |
| Yrsa | Barbara Topsøe-Rothenborg | Barbara Topsøe-Rothenborg | Liv Forsberg | | Annabella Høeg Sørensen | Amalie Dollerup |
| Schoolteacher | Preben Kristensen | | | | Preben Kristensen | |
| Tom | Christian Potalivo | Christian Potalivo | Christian Potalivo | Robert Hansen | | |
| Ms. Jensen (Ms. Olsen's neighbour) | Sonja Oppenhagen | Sonja Oppenhagen | | | | Sonja Oppenhagen |
# Astronidium kasiense

Astronidium kasiense is a species of plant in the family Melastomataceae. It is endemic to Fiji.
# List of vice-admirals of Lancashire

This is a list of people who have served as Vice-Admiral of Lancashire.

## Lancashire and Cheshire

* Edward Stanley, 3rd Earl of Derby bef. 1569–1572
* Henry Stanley, 4th Earl of Derby 1573–1593
* Ferdinando Stanley, 5th Earl of Derby 1593–1594
* vacant
* William Stanley, 6th Earl of Derby bef. 1606–1638
* James Stanley, 7th Earl of Derby 1638–?

## Lancashire

* John Moore 1644–1650 (Parliamentary)
* Interregnum
* Charles Stanley, 8th Earl of Derby 1661–1672 (also Vice-Admiral of Cheshire)
* William Banks 1673–1676 (also Vice-Admiral of Cheshire)
* vacant
* William Stanley, 9th Earl of Derby 1684–1691 (also Vice-Admiral of Cheshire)
* Charles Gerard, 2nd Earl of Macclesfield 1691–1701 (also Vice-Admiral of Cheshire)
* Richard Savage, 4th Earl Rivers 1702 (also Vice-Admiral of Cheshire)
* James Stanley, 10th Earl of Derby 1702–1712
* James Douglas-Hamilton, 4th Duke of Hamilton 1712
* vacant
* Edward Stanley, 13th Earl of Derby 1831–1851
* vacant
* Edward Stanley, 19th Earl of Derby 2023-
# List of botanical gardens in Russia

Botanical gardens in Russia have collections consisting entirely of Russia native and endemic species; most have a collection that include plants from around the world. There are botanical gardens and arboreta in all states and territories of Russia, most are administered by local governments, some are privately owned.
* Botanical Garden of V.L. Komarov Botany Institute RAS (BIN), Saint Petersburg
* Botanic Garden of the Irkutsk State UniversityIrkutsk
* Botanical Garden of Tver State University
* Botanical Garden of Academy of Sciences, Moscow
* Botanical Garden of Moscow State University, Moscow
* Taganrog Botanical Garden, Taganrog
* Central Siberian Botanic Garden, Novosibirsk
* List of Botanical Gardens and Arboreta of Russia
* VILAR Botanical Garden, Moscow
* Southern Federal University's botanical garden, Rostov-on-Don
* Sechenov Botanical Garden, First Moscow State Medical University
# Aldeia do Mato e Souto

União das Freguesias de Aldeia do Mato e Souto is a freguesia ("civil parish") in the municipality of Abrantes, Portugal. It was formed in 2013 by the merger of the former parishes Aldeia do Mato and Souto. The population in 2011 was 859, in an area of 44.77 km².
# 53rd Anti-Aircraft Missile Regiment (Romania)

The 53rd Anti-aircraft Missiles Regiment "Trophaeum Traiani" (Regimentul 53 Rachete Antiaeriene) is an air defense regiment of the Romanian Land Forces. It is currently subordinated to the 2nd Infantry Division and its headquarters are located in Medgidia (near Constanța). The regiment was part of the 6th Anti-aircraft Missiles Brigade, which was disbanded in 2006, due to a reorganization process of the Romanian Land Forces. The unit currently operates the 2K12 Kub surface-to-air missile systems.
# Ben Smith (musician)

Benjamin J. Smith (born March 1, 1905, date of death unknown) was an American jazz alto saxophonist, tenor saxophonist and clarinetist. He was born in Memphis.

## Early career

In the early 1920s, Smith played with local Memphis jazz bands before going on the road with territory bands such as the Connor and McWilliams Boston Serenaders, William Holloway and the Merrymakers, and Eli Rice's Plantation Cotton Pickers.
In Kansas City he led his own bands and in 1930 played with George E. Lee and then in Pennsylvania led his own White Hut Orchestra and worked with Blanche Calloway and Charlie Gaines.
Around that time he recorded with the Washboard Rhythm Kings.
Arriving in New York City in 1934, he worked with Benny Carter, Claude Hopkins, and Hot Lips Page and into the 1940s worked in the bands of Lucky Millinder, Andy Kirk, Snub Mosley, among others.
He composed "I Dreamt I Dwelled in Harlem".

## Discography

* 1951: "By the Candleglow" / "Slippery Smith" - Ben Smith Quartet (Savoy), with Pete Martin, Artie Long, Bob Bushnell.