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Nissequogue mayor counts Smithtown founder as family
Photo credit: Brittany Wait
Richard Smith, 58, mayor of Nissequogue, incorporated in 1926, is a direct descendant of Richard Smith, an Englishman who acquired and first settled in Smithtown in 1665. He also works as a commercial banker for the First National Bank.
Over lunch at Butera’s in Smithtown, Smith and Glenn Williams, president of the Rotary Club of Smithtown, happily discussed the history and atmosphere of the...
