Winthrop H. Smith
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Winthrop Hiram "Win" Smith (June 30, 1893 – January 10, 1961) was an American businessman and investment banker. He was notable as a name partner of
Biography
He was born on June 30, 1893, in South Hadley, Massachusetts, then educated at Phillips Academy. He graduated from Amherst College in 1916.[1]
Upon graduation from Amherst, Smith joined
Smith's career would span more than four decades, and he would ultimately serve as directing partner of the firm. In 1940 and 1941, Smith was an architect of Merill's transformative mergers including
In 1958, Smith handed over day-to-day control of the firm, at the time known as Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Beane. In recognition of his role in building Merrill into a leading national brokerage, Smith's name was added to that of the firm becoming Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith.[1] Smith's name replaced that of Alpheus Beane, whose firm Fenner & Beane had merged with Merrill in 1941.
He died on January 10, 1961, in Litchfield, Connecticut.[5]
Personal life
Smith was married twice. He and his first wife, Gertrude Ingram Behana, had one son, Bardwell L. Smith (1925-2022). He was a respected professor of religion and Dean of the College at Carleton College in Northfield, Minnesota. His second wife, Vivian G. Brown, was a fashion model for the Powers Agency. She had one son by a former marriage, Gordon F. Linke, who was a branch manager at Merrill Lynch, and together they had one son,
In 1948, Smith and his wife purchased a 113-acre farm property in Litchfield, Connecticut, naming it Winvian, after their combined names. Their son, Win Smith Jr., inherited the property and, with his wife, Maggie, later expanded it into a boutique hotel of which Maggie became full owner, operating the property with her daughter, Heather S. Winkelmann, Smith's granddaughter.[7]
References
- ^ a b c d WALL STREET: S. for B. TIME Magazine, Jan. 13, 1958
- ^ Q&A: Win Smith, Sugarbush Resort. Vermont Business Magazine, Mar 01, 2006
- ^ ""Louis Engel: The Man Who Brought Wall Street to Main Street"; Chicago Center for Research in Security Prices, 2019". Archived from the original on 2019-05-30. Retrieved 2019-05-30.
- ^ Co-leaders: the power of great partnerships. John Wiley and Sons, 1999
- New York Times. January 11, 1961. Retrieved 2015-10-23.
- ISBN 9781118967614.
- ^ ""WHIMSICAL, WINSOME WINVIAN NOW COOKS"; Rural Intelligence; April 20, 2011". Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved May 30, 2019.