Editing C. R. Smith (section)

{{short description|American businessman, general, and cabinet member}}
{{for|the American engineer|C.R. Smith (engineer)}}
{{Infobox officeholder
|image        = CyrusRowlettSmith.jpg
|office       = 18th [[United States Secretary of Commerce]]
|president    = [[Lyndon B. Johnson|Lyndon Johnson]]
|term_start   = March 6, 1968
|term_end     = January 19, 1969
|predecessor  = [[Alexander Trowbridge]]
|successor    = [[Maurice Stans]]
|birth_name   = Cyrus Rowlett Smith
|birth_date   = {{birth date|1899|9|9}}
|birth_place  = [[Minerva, Texas]], U.S.
|death_date   = {{death date and age|1990|4|4|1899|9|9}}
|death_place  = [[Annapolis, Maryland|Annapolis]], [[Maryland]], U.S.
|restingplace = [[Arlington National Cemetery]]
|party        = [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
|spouse       = Elizabeth Manget
|children     = 1
|education    = [[University of Texas at Austin|University of Texas, Austin]] {{small|([[Bachelor of Arts|BA]])}}
|allegiance   = {{flag|United States}}
|branch       = {{army|United States}}
|serviceyears = 1942–1945
|rank         = [[File:US-O8 insignia.svg|33px]] [[Major general (United States)|Major general]]
|commands     = 
|unit         = 
|battles      = [[World War II]]
|mawards      = [[Distinguished Unit Citation]]<ref name="Texas">{{cite web |title=Cyrus Rowlett Smith (1899–1990) |url=https://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/entries/smith-cyrus-rowlett |website=Texas State Historical Association |access-date=13 December 2020}}</ref><br/>[[Air Medal]]<ref name=Texas/><br/>[[Distinguished Service Medal (U.S. Army)|Distinguished Service Medal]]<ref name=Texas/><br/>[[Legion of Merit]]<ref name=Texas/><br/>[[Order of the British Empire|Commander-Order of the British Empire]]<ref name=Museum/>
}}

'''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 (United States Air Force)|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.