Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-04-23
DIR. EDWIN II. SMITH.
DEATH or THIS GENTLEMAN AT HIS
SONS HOUSE IN RICHMOND.
lie Passes Away Peacefully Among His
Children After Short niness-Brief
sketch Of the Deceased.

DR.. Edwin Hnrvie Smith. Of Dinwiddie
county. died at the residence Of his son,
Mr.. T.. II, Smith, No. Ills east Clay street,
last night at twenty minutes after 10
o'clock.
DIR. Smith was born in Williamsburg,
Va, October, 81. 1918, and was con-
sequently in his seventy-eighth year. His
father was Captain John Hill Smith and was
commander of the Williamsburg Troop in
the war of 1912, and was for fifteen years a
member Of the Governors council.
Colonel Larkin Smith, grandfather Of
deceased, served in the Revolution and
was afterwards Speaker Of the House of
Delegates.
The deceased received good common
school education at Bates's High School in
Hanover. and in 1895, when only twenty
one years of age, graduated in medicine
at the University of Virginia in the ex-
ceedingly short time of one session. Among
his fellow-students at thelatter institution
were the late DR.. David s. Tucker and
Professor Cabell, president Of the Ma
tlonal Board Of Health.
SUCCESSFUL YOUNG DOCTOR.
Immediately upon his graduation DR..
Smith came 70 this city and in very few
years built up one of the finest practices
ever attained by young physician in the
same length of time. In 1888 his father
removed to Dinwiddie accompanied by the
son, who pursued his profession in that
county until 1861.
At the beginning of hostilities DR.. Smith
was appointed surgeon of the Third divl-
sion of Chimborazo Hospital. q position
which he filed during the entire war.
Peace being restored the Doctor once
AxA fNfa
OF which he continued for several years
until appointed assessor of internal reve-
nue. by President Grant. in which Office he
continued until it WAS abolished.
MORE HoSoRs.
Returning to Dinwiddie, DR.. Smith was
twice elected TO represent that county IN
the Legislature.
President Hayes appointed him Consul TO
Naples, where he remained under Garfield's
and portion of Arthur's Administration
in oil three years. Here he contracted the
dread "Roman-fever," which compelled
him to relinquish his otherwise congenial
office.
After his return from Italy the Doctor
resided at his home in Dinwiddie, spending
his winters in Richmond and Washington,
and it was at the house of his son, Edward
II. Smith, Esq.,, in this city, that he peace
fully breathed his last.
FRIEND OF GENERAL GRANT.
There existed between General Grant
and the deceased warm personal friend
ship, due mainly to the fact that the Cen
eral and Colonel Larkin Smith, first
cousin Of the Doctors, were at West Point
together.
DR.. Charles Henry Smith. another cousin,
was Assistant Surgeon-General of the
Confederacy.
A brother Of the deceased. Charles
Maurice Smith, was editor of the Rich
mond Whig for several years.
He leaves two sisters, Mr.. Charles kegus,
wife of Judge Negus, of Iowa, and Mrs.
Gravatt, of Port Royal, Va.
TWICE MARRIED.
DR.. Smith was twice married, his first
wife being Miss Briggs, by whom he had
one son, DIR. David b. Smith, assistant
surgeon in the Confederate service. who
died several years ago.
His second wife was Miss Annie Gillian
Anderson, of Chesterfield, who died in
1879. The surviving children of this mar
riage are Mr. Edward II. Smith, ex-Con-
gresham John Amber Smith, and Mr..
Charles Maurice Smith, of Washington, all
three of whom were with their father for
several days prior to his death.
Up to midnight the arrangements for
the funeral had not been made.