Primary Name: Smith, Thomas

Filed as: Smith, Thomas

Also known as: Thomas Smith

Occupation / Association: Mariner; fisherman; miner; Charter Member, Pioneers of Alaska Juneau Men's Igloo No. 6

Associated places: Juneau, Alaska; Kansas

Keywords: Thomas Smith Juneau Alaska, POA Igloo 6 charter member, Juneau fishermen miners mariners, Hotel Juneau desk clerk, New York Tavern Juneau, early Juneau pioneers

Biography

Thomas Smith was a charter member of the Pioneers of Alaska, Juneau Men's Igloo No. 6.

He was born in Kansas on August 13, 1876.

Smith first came to Juneau on March 15, 1900. During his working life, he was employed as a mariner, fisherman, and miner.

He celebrated his 90th birthday at the New York Tavern in Juneau in 1966. At that time, he was working as a desk clerk at the Hotel Juneau, where he had been employed for eighteen years.

Thomas Smith died on August 28, 1967.

Sources

Pioneers of Alaska Men's Igloo No. 6 Biographical Sketch.