History of Palatka, (Putnam County) Florida United States of America

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Carlos Green Smith, educator, was born near Oglethorpe, Ga., Dec. 18, 1813; son of James and Elizabeth (Green) Smith, and grandson of Robert and Hannah (Andrews) Smith. His father and mother were Virginians, residing in Mecklenburg county, but were temporarily in Georgia when Carlos G. was born. He was graduated from the University of Nashville, Tenn.; was tutor in the university for two years; taught mathematics and classics in a high school at Nashville; attended the medical college at Louisville until 1842, when he was elected professor of ancient languages at La Grange college, 1842?46. He was graduated from the medical department of the University of Pennsylvania in 1847 but did not practice, joining Prof. Henry Tutwiler in the conduct of a school at Greene Springs, Ala., 1847?51. He was married, Sept. 18, 1850, to Martha, daughter of Pascal Paoli and Elizabeth (Strudwick) Ashe, both of whom resided in Alabama, but who came from North Carolina. He was president of Greene academy, Huntsville, Ala., 1851?59; and established Mountain House, a school for boys, near Courtland, Ala., in 1859. The war broke up the school and in 1865 he returned to Huntsville, and taught a classical school there till 1874. He was president of the University of Alabama, 1874?78; was president of the Female seminary at Livingston, Ala., in 1878 and removed to Palatka, Fla. he received the honorary degree of LL.D. He died at Palatka, Fla., Oct. 14, 1892.

From: Twentieth Century Biographical Dictionary of Notable Americans, Johnson, Rossiter, editor

History of Palatka, (Putnam County) Florida

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