Smith, Joshua Soule, 1848-
Journalist, Attorney.
Joshua Soule Smith was born in northern Florida. At the age of fifteen, Smith joined the Confederate Army and was held prisoner in Maryland. In 1866 he moved to Kentucky with an aunt. After graduating from the law school at Transylvania University in 1872, he was appointed a law lecturer there. He later held positions of Fayette County Attorney and judge of the Recorder Court. He also wrote for various newspapers in the area, including: the Lexington OBSERVER AND REPORTER, the LEXINGTON PRESS, the CINCINNATI NEWS JOURNAL, the GATLING GUN (Cleveland, Ohio), and the LOUISVILLE TIMES. For the latter he wrote under the pen name "Falcon."
From the description of Joshua Soule Smith papers, 1865-1903. (University of Kentucky Libraries). WorldCat record id: 14363464
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Birth 1848
