C. R. Smith

C. R. Smith
18th United States Secretary of Commerce
In office March 6, 1968 – January 19, 1969
President	Lyndon Johnson
Preceded by	Alexander Trowbridge
Succeeded by	Maurice Stans
Personal details
Born	Cyrus Rowlett Smith (1899-09-09)September 9, 1899 Minerva, Texas, U.S.
Died	April 4, 1990(1990-04-04) (aged 90) Annapolis, Maryland, U.S.
Resting place	Arlington National Cemetery
Political party	Democratic
Spouse	Elizabeth Manget
Children	1
Education	University of Texas, Austin (BA)
Military service
Allegiance	United States
Branch/service	United States Army
Years of service	1942–1945
Rank	Major general
Battles/wars	World War II
Awards	Distinguished Unit Citation[1] Air Medal[1] Distinguished Service Medal[1] Legion of Merit[1] Commander-Order of the British Empire[2]

Cyrus Rowlett "C.R." Smith (September 9, 1899 – April 4, 1990) was the CEO of American Airlines from 1934 to 1968 and from 1973 to 1974. He was also the wartime deputy commander of the Air Transport Command during World War II, and the United States Secretary of Commerce for a brief period under President Lyndon B. Johnson. He is regarded as one of the titans of U.S. airline history.