Smith, Raymond J., 1928-

Raymond J. Smit was born on September 21, 1928 in Detroit, Michigan. He received degrees in civil engineering (B.A., 1950; M. A., 1955) from the University of Michigan. Upon graduation, he took a position at Ayres, Lewis, Norris, and May, a firm of consulting engineers, Ann Arbor, Michigan.

Raymond Smit's political activities began in the late 1950s when he became involved in Ann Arbor and Washtenaw County Republican affairs. From 1958 to 1962, he worked for the campaign committees of various Republican candidates for local offices, and served as director of Ann Arbor's Fifth Ward Republican Committee. In December 1962, he became chairman of the Ann Arbor Republican Committee, and served in that position until May 1965. In addition, he served on the Ann Arbor Housing and Zoning Board of Appeals from 1961 to 1966. As a reward for his service to the party, Smit was chosen to be an alternate delegate to the 1964 Republican National Convention.

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