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'''Charles V. Smith''' was one of the first black physicians to practice in Pensacola.
Smith was a graduate of the [[Wikipedia:Tuskegee University|Tuskegee Institute]] and [[Wikipedia:Meharry Medical College|Meharry Medical College]].
In 1918, Smith was commissioned as a first lieutenant in the Medical Reserve Corps of the U.S. Army.<ref>"Doings at Meharry College." Nashville Globe. 15 March 1918.</ref>
Smith had a daughter, Lorine, who died of typhoid fever in 1918, at the age of just 20.<ref>Florida Certificate of Death for Lorine E. Smith</ref>
Around 1922, Smith and his wife relocated to Cleveland, Ohio, but later returned to Pensacola.
Dr. Smith died of a heart attack at his Pensacola residence, located at 306 East [[Chase Street]], in 1943.<ref>United States Deceased Physician File (AMA), 1864-1968</ref>
