Smith, Benjamin L. (Benjamin Lincoln), 1900-1981
1893 Feb. 6
Benjamin Lee Smith born, Granite Falls, Caldwell County, N.C.
1916
A.B., Duke University
1916
1917
Served in U.S. Army
1919
1924
Superintendent of Schools, Forest City (N.C.)
1922
1934
Taught summer school classes for Appalachian State Teachers College, N.C.
1924
1929
Superintendent of Schools, Rutherfordton-Spindale
1925
Served as secretary for the newly chartered Rutherfordton Kiwanis Club
1927
1934
Member of NC Textbook Commission
1929
1934
Superintendent of Schools, Shelby
1935
1958
Superintendent of Schools, Greensboro
1937
M.A., Duke University
1938
1939
President, N.C. Education Association (NCEA)
1949
1950
President, Horace Mann League of the U.S.
1958
Retired from position as N.C. schools superintendent
1959
Participated in National Civil Rights hearing on school integration
1961
Year of death
From the guide to the Benjamin Lee Smith Papers, bulk, 1916-1961, 1930-1961, (David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University)
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