[1] Smith was admitted to the bar soon after his law school graduation, and began a practice in Rutland.
[1] A Republican, he became involved in politics and government as Rutland's city attorney, a post he held from 1930 to 1932 and 1940 to 1948.
[10] A noted outdoors enthusiast, in addition to serving as president of the Vermont Fish and Game Club he was the longtime author of "Stray Shots and Short Casts", a column on hunting and fishing which was carried in the Rutland Herald.
[1] In 1967, Smith, James Stuart Holden, and Percival L. Shangraw were awarded Albany Law School's Trustees Gold Medal for distinguished public service.
[12] After his death, the Vermont Archaeology Heritage Center, an office of the state Agency of Commerce and Community Development, acquired these items.
[13] In 1942, Smith married Joyce M. Plunkett of Rutland; she was a graduate of Colby Junior College and the Traphagen School of Fashion in New York City.