Researching Henry Smither
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The name Henry means "ruler of the home" and is of German origin.
Records of Henry Smither on Ancestry
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Henry Smither
Henry Carpenter Smither (July 28, 1873 – July 13, 1930) was a United States Army officer and American football coach. He served as the head football coach at the United States Military Academy from 1906 to 1907, compiling a record of 7–2–1.
Smither was born on July 28, 1873 at Fort Sill and was the son General Robert Gano Smither. He attended schools in Burlington, Iowa and graduated from West Point in 1897. Smither was a commanding officer during the Spanish–American War and the Philippine–American War. During World War I, he served as an adjutant to Peyton C. March, the Chief of Staff of the United States Army. Smither was promoted to brigadier general in 1925.
Smither died on July 13, 1930, at the Olney sanitarium in Lawrenceville, Illinois, following two operations for appendicitis.
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