Nathaniel Waite Smith (18 November 1873 – 2 September 1957) was an American politician who served as the 47th Lieutenant Governor of Rhode Island as a member of the Republican party from 1925 to 1927.
After graduating from Yale University in 1896 and New York Law School in 1898, he became a lawyer.
He took office on 6 January 1925, but did not stand for re-election during the 1926 Rhode Island gubernatorial election and was therefor succeeded by fellow republican Norman S. Case upon Governor Pothier's re-election.
[2] Upon reaching the end of his term on 3 January 1927, Nathaniel W. Smith retired from politics.
He lies buried at Swan Point Cemetery in Providence, Rhode Island.