Gyln Smith (1895-1972) was born and raised on St. Joseph Island, the son of W.W. Smith. His mother was a Richard's from Richard's Landing. W.W. Smith and George Stone, a teacher from Sault Ste. Marie, bought out the McGooan Lumber Company at Hilton Beach and W.W. Smith gradually bought it back from the Imperial Bank. Glyn was educated in Richard's Landing and Meaford and attended the University of Toronto (engineering). He served in World War 1 and recieved the military medal and bar. His first wife was Miss Shaugnessy from Desbarats and they had one son. When Glyn returned later in life to Hilton Beach he married a teacher, Irene Smith (1907-1991). Glyn Smith was interested in the history of St. Joseph Island and carried on a correspondence to obtain information about the history of the Island. He was most interested in the history of Fort St. Joseph and carried on a campaign to have the fort designated as a historic site.