Cumberland County, Maine - Frederick Smith
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Biography
Frederick Smith
Biographical Review
Cumberland County, Maine
Boston
Biographical Review Publishing Company
1896
Page 690


Frederick Smith, the well-known agent of the Grand Trunk Railroad in Portland,
Me., was born in Ware, Hertfordshire, England, on October 11, 1844., son of
George and Anna (Wilson) Smith. His father, who was a native of the same county,
and was a business man in Ware, eventually removed to Cookham. He there took a
responsible position with Neville Reen & Co., prominent bankers and brewers,
with whom he remained until his death, five years later. His wife still lives
(1895) in England at the advanced age of eighty-five years. She is a member of
the Episcopal church, as was her husband. They had five children.

Frederick, the only one of the family living in America, grew to manhood in his
native country. He completed his educational course at Maidenhead, Berkshire
County, England, and there began the work, of life, occupying a position of
trust for one year. He then entered the employ of Neville Reen & Co., in the
office with his father, where he stayed five years. A year or two after his
father's death he came to America, landing at Montreal. In November, 1868, about
the time when Ulysses S. Grant was first elected President of the United States,
Mr. Smith came to Portland to fill the position of railroad clerk, to which he
had been appointed. He was promoted from time to time; and in 1883 he was called
to take entire charge of the Grand Trunk interests in this city, which is, with
the exception of Quebec, Toronto, and Montreal, the most important of the Grand
Trunk stations, as the English steamers make Portland their terminus. This being
one of the largest freight roads, its concerns demand the close attention of its
agent, who employs an office force of thirty clerks in winter, and over half
that number in summer.

Mr. Smith has been a member of the Williston Congregational Church for years;
and he belongs to Harmony Lodge, Independent Order of Odd Fellows. He married on
April 16, 1893, Ella L. Mariam, daughter of Guptall Mariam, an old resident of
Portland. They have four children - George C. H., a graduate of the Portland
High School in the class of 1895; Emily I; Marion Louise; and Frederick Harold.
Two other children died in infancy. The Smith family live in a beautiful part of
the city, at 39 Cushman Street.