Charles V. Smith
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Charles V. Smith | |
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Dr. Smith in 1904
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Died | December 29, 1943 Pensacola, Florida |
Occupation | Physician |
Spouse | Hennie Smith |
Children | Lorine Smith C. V. Smith, Jr. Gurie Smith Olga Smith |
Charles V. Smith was one of the first black physicians to practice in Pensacola.
Smith was a graduate of the Tuskegee Institute and Meharry Medical College.
In 1918, Smith was commissioned as a first lieutenant in the Medical Reserve Corps of the U.S. Army.[1]
Smith had a daughter, Lorine, who died of typhoid fever in 1918, at the age of just 20.[2]
Around 1922, Smith and his wife relocated to Cleveland, Ohio, but later returned to Pensacola.
Dr. Smith died of a heart attack at his Pensacola residence, located at 306 East Chase Street, in 1943.[3]