Luther Ely Smith American Attorney
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| First Name |
Luther
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| Middle Name |
Ely
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| Last Name |
Smith
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| Birthday |
11th June, 1873
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| Birthplace |
Downers Grove, Illinois
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| Died |
2nd April, 1951
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| Place of Death |
St. Louis, Missouri, US
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| Buried |
Bellefontaine Cemetery St. Louis, Missouri
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| Zodiac Sign |
Gemini
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| Nationality |
American
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| Occupation Text |
Lawyer
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| Occupation |
Attorney
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Luther Ely Smith (June 11, 1873 – April 2, 1951) was a St. Louis, Missouri lawyer and civic booster. He has been described by the National Park Service as the "father of the Jefferson National Expansion Memorial," which was renamed as the Gateway Arch National Park in 2018. In the 1930s, he conceived of the idea of a memorial to President Thomas Jefferson in Saint Louis, the starting point of the Lewis and Clark Expedition and opening of the West through the city. He chaired the Association to develop the memorial for nearly 15 years, every year but one from 1934 through 1949, after the design competition had been completed and the winner Eero Saarinen selected for his "Gateway Arch". Construction of the Gateway Arch started in 1963, after Smith's death; it fulfilled his vision of a symbol of the city to represent its role with the American West.
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