"Portrait & Biographical Record of the Willamette Valley Oregon." Chapman Publishing Company, 1903. p. 191. AMEDEE M. SMITH, JR. At Buena Vista, county, Ore., Amedee M. Smith, Jr., was born December 16, 1868. At the age of twelve years he accompanied his father and mother on their removal to Portland. Here he attended the grammar and high school, remaining in the latter until the senior year, when he was obliged to give up study on account of ill health. Six months were spent in southern Oregon, and then, having regained his health, he returned to his home and entered the business of his father, with which he has since been actively associated. At the first he was connected with the Buena Vista factory, but in 1888 came to Portland as superintendent of the plant here. In 1890 he entered the office of the company as bookkeeper, and three years later was elected vice-president and manager of the Oregon Pottery Company. On the death of his father, in 1894, he succeeded to the office of president, which he held both in that company and in the reorganized plant. In Portland Mr. Smith was united in marriage to Miss Alice M. Johnson, who was born at Point Reyes, Cal., her parents having removed there from Massachusetts. She is a lady of excellent education, having attended the University of the Pacific. In fraternal relations Mr. Smith is a Mason, connected with Mount Tabor Lodge No. 42, A. F. & A. M. ; Oregon Consistory No. 1, thirty-second degree ; and Al Kader Temple, A. A. O. N. M. S. Politically he votes with the Republican party. He is a member of the Manufacturers' Association and an active worker in the Oregon Historical Society, especially interested in movements connected with the perpetuation of the annals of the pioneers. At one time he was Sunday-school superintendent of the Taylor Street Methodist Episcopal Church, in the work of which he is deeply interested. Since 1894 he has been connected with the official life of the church and at present is a member of the board of trustees. The Young Men's Christian Association also receives the encouragement of his influence and financial aid, and through his services as a member of the board of directors he has been enabled to promote its welfare in Portland. Transcriber's additional notes This biography is repeated in the following book: "Portrait and Biographical Record of Portland and Vicinity, Oregon" Authors: "a compilation of this work....by a number of writers" Chapman Publishing Co; Chicago; 1903; Page 191 ******************* Submitted to the Oregon Bios. Project in February 2008 by Diana Smith. Submitter has no additional information about the person(s) or family mentioned above.