Charles A. Smith

As printed in 1906

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Charles A. Smith was reared at Circleville and attended the schools of this city and subsequently the University of Notre Dame, in Indiana. After completing his education, he became a bookkeeper in the Third National Bank of Circleville, where he continued for four years. In 1887 he made a trip to Denver. Colorado, and there saw a good business opening in the grocery line. He remained there until 1892 and then came back to his native city. He engaged in a life insurance business until 1897 and then went South in the interests of the Smith Mill Company, establishing a branch office at Norfolk, Virginia, and traveling for two and a half years through Virginia and North and South Carolina. In December, 1899, he returned to Circleville and

Inter assisted in organizing the Colonial Carriage Company, of which he is still a stockholder and of which he was secretary and treasurer for five years. Since then he has given his attention exclusively to life insurance, representing the Northwestern Mutual, of Milwaukee. His field is Pickaway and adjoining counties. He is an enterprising business man, with experience in several lines, and controls a large percentage of the life risks in this locality. Mr. Smith is. through appointment by the mayor, a member of the tax commission and one of the trustees of the sinking fund.

In June, 1899, Mr. Smith was married to Margaret A. Schlever, who is a daughter of the late William Schleyer, formerly sheriff of Pickaway County and a very prominent citizen.

Mr. Smith is a member of St. Joseph’s Catholic Church. He belongs to the Knights of Columbus.

As printed in History of Pickaway County, Ohio and Representative Citizens (1906). See the original pages. Wording is the original; obvious scanning errors have been corrected, and a few may remain.