LC control no. | no2009015412 |
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Descriptive conventions | rda |
Personal name heading | Smith, W. A. (William Alexander), 1828-1888 |
Variant(s) | Smith, William Alexander, 1828-1888 |
Birth date | 1828-01-09 |
Death date | 1888-05-16 |
Place of birth | Warren County (N.C.) |
Found in | Encouragement and relief of inventors and patentees, 1874: p. 1 (Mr. W.A. Smith, from the Committee on Patents) Biog. dir. of the U.S. Cong. online, viewed Feb. 2, 2009 (Smith, William Alexander, a Representative from N.C.; b. Jan. 9, 1828; d. May 16, 1888) North Carolina Railroad Company. Deed from the North Carolina Railroad Co., 1871: signed at end (the North Carolina Railroad Company, by W.A. Smith, president ...) Dictionary of North Carolina biography, c1979-1996: volume 5, page 389 (Smith, William Alexander, 9 Jan. 1828-16 May 1888; farmer, railroad president, legislator, and congressman; born in Warren County; as railroad president, Smith supported efforts to expand the company's service ... by advocating the merger of several smaller railroad lines into one major company) |
Associated language | eng |