Marion Couthouy Smith

Marion Couthoy Smith
A photo of Marion Couthoy Smith taken for the Chicago World's Fair, originally published in The Congress of Women: Held in the Woman's Building, World's Columbian Exposition, Chicago, U. S. A., 1893. Chicago, Ill: Monarch Book Company, 1894.
A photo of Marion Couthoy Smith taken for the Chicago World's Fair, originally published in The Congress of Women: Held in the Woman's Building, World's Columbian Exposition, Chicago, U. S. A., 1893. Chicago, Ill: Monarch Book Company, 1894.
Born(1853-10-22)October 22, 1853
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US
DiedNovember 19, 1931(1931-11-19) (aged 78)
New York, New York, US
OccupationAuthor, poet
LanguageEnglish
GenrePoetry
Relatives
  • Henry Pratt (father)
  • Maria Couthouy Williams (mother)

Marion Couthouy Smith (1853–1931) was a poet from the United States. She published three books of poetry between 1906 and 1918 and individual poems through the Harper's Magazine, Century Magazine, Atlantic Monthly, and The New England Magazine.

Biography

Marion Couthouy Smith was born in Philadelphia on October 22, 1853 the daughter of Henry Pratt and Maria Couthouy Williams.[1][2] She graduated 1871 from Miss A. M. Anable's school in Philadelphia.[1][2]

She died in New York City on November 19, 1931.[3]

Books

References

  1. ^ a b c Annual Report of the State Librarian of New Jersey for the Year 1895. Trenton, New Jersey: The John L. Murphy Publishing Company. 1896. p. 54.
  2. ^ a b c The Congress of Women, Held in the Women's Building, World's Columbian Exposition, Chicago, USA 1893. Kansas City, Missouri: Thompson and Hood. 1894. p. 616.
  3. ^ "Deaths of the Day". The Scranton Times. New York. November 20, 1931. p. 2. Retrieved September 11, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ Book News, volume 9, No. 100. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: John Wanamaker. 1891. p. xvi. Chorister No. 13.