Arnold Neilson Smith Explained

Arnold Neilson Smith
Birthname:Arnold Neilson Smith
Birth Date:1889 6, df=yes
Birth Place:Cornwall, Ontario, Canada
Spouse:Jane Bates
m. 15 September 1914[1]
Riding:Stormont
Predecessor:Charles James Hamilton
Successor:Frank Thomas Shaver
Term Start:September 1926
Term End:May 1930
Profession:shipowner
Party:Liberal

Arnold Neilson Smith (8 June 1889  - 24 July 1957) was a member of the Liberal party who served in the House of Commons of Canada. Born in Cornwall, Ontario, Smith was a shipowner by profession.

Smith attended public and secondary schools at Cornwall. He was active in various roles, including serving as president of the Cornwall Board of Trade and of Stuebing Lift Truck Systems Ltd. He also held the positions of president and manager of the Montreal and Cornwall Navigation Company. Additionally, Smith served as a Life-Governor Cornwall General Hospital and as Deputy Chief Commissioner of the Liquor Control Board of Ontario.

He was first elected to Parliament at the Stormont riding in the 1926 general election. He served one term before being defeated by Frank Thomas Shaver of the Conservatives in the 1930 federal election.

References

  1. Book: Normandin, A.L. . Canadian Parliamentary Guide . 1929 . Mortimer Company . Ottawa .