Mather-Smith, Charles Frederic (1863-1941) Also known as: Smith, Charles Frederic Mather (1863-1941)

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Jane Addams to Mary Rozet Smith, May 15, 1901

Jane Addams to Mary Rozet Smith July 19, 1901

Jane Addams to Mary Rozet Smith, April 11, 1902

Jane Addams to Stanley Ross Linn, March 17, 1917

Jane Addams to Stanley Ross Linn, February 12, 1928

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Birth Date

1863-11-21

Death Date

1941-10-27

Birthplace

Chicago, Illinois

Biographical Text

Charles Frederic "Fred" Mather Smith was Mary Rozet Smith's brother. He was Vice President of Bradner Smith & Co, a paper manufacturing business. He and his second wife started the West Orange Country Club in 1915 and he retired to Florida where the couple were well known in society.

Smith married Kathleen McDonald in 1892, but they divorced in 1908, after having been separated for two years. Smith married actress Grace Mills Smith in 1908. They had three children, Grace, Charles, and Rebecca. He died in 1941.

Occupation

Businessman

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People

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Hajo, Cathy Moran

Lichon, Sara Catherine

Rights

Public domain

Gender

Male

First appears

1901

Bibliography and Links

Charles F Smith, Michigan, Marriage Records, 1867-1952

Charles F. Mather Smith confesses he was divorced from Kathleen McDonald Smith in July, Chicago Daily Tribune, Nov. 19, 1908, p. 9.

Charles F. Smith, Cook County, Illinois, Marriages Index, 1871-1920

Refashioning a playland, West Orange Times and Observer, Sept. 2, 2014

Spirited Beauty Shook Up West Orange In 1920s, Orlando Sentinel. September 14, 2003

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“Mather-Smith, Charles Frederic (1863-1941),” Jane Addams Digital Edition, accessed August 18, 2025, https://digital.janeaddams.ramapo.edu/items/show/959.