Peter W. Smith, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Peter W. Smith

American banker and political operative

Date of Birth: 23-Feb-1936

Place of Birth: Portland, Maine, United States

Date of Death: 14-May-2017

Profession: banker, investment banker

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

Peter W.
Smith (February 23, 1936 – May 14, 2017) was an American investment banker who had a 40-year career managing corporate acquisitions and venture investments.
He was active in Republican politics.
In 1998, he was identified as a major financial supporter of the 1993 Troopergate story, in which several Arkansas state troopers accused U.S.
President Bill Clinton of having carried out sexual dalliances while he was Governor of Arkansas.
In 2017, he confirmed to The Wall Street Journal that he (along with former national security advisor Michael Flynn) had tried in 2016 to contact computer hackers, including Russian hackers, in an attempt to obtain opposition research material to use against Hillary Clinton in the 2016 presidential election.
Ten days after speaking to the paper, he committed suicide in a Minnesota hotel room, citing ill health.