'Paragon' was released in 1870 and is attributed to being the first stabile, smooth skinned named variety, and survives to this day:
http://www.victoryseeds.com/tomato_l...n_paragon.html
Dexter Ferry is a seedsman of merit as well (
http://www.saveseeds.org/biography/ferry/index.html) . . . many releases under his belt, but for the pioneering work Livingston did with tomatoes, he is recognized as the father of the modern tomato industry.