George Robert Smith | |
Office: | Member of the Legislative Assembly of Quebec for Mégantic |
Predecessor: | James King |
Successor: | David Henry Pennington |
Term Start: | 1897 |
Term End: | 1908 |
Office2: | Member of the Legislative Council of Quebec for Victoria |
Predecessor2: | James Kewley Ward |
Successor2: | Henry Miles |
Term Start2: | 1911 |
Term End2: | 1922 |
Birth Date: | 17 February 1860 |
Birth Place: | Newark, New Jersey |
Death Place: | Sherbrooke, Quebec |
Party: | Liberal |
Branch: | Canadian Militia |
Allegiance: | Canada |
Rank: | Major |
Unit: | 11th Hussars |
George Robert Smith (February 17, 1860 - February 20, 1922) was a Canadian politician.
Born in Newark, New Jersey, Smith emigrated to Canada in 1876. He was a co-founder and president of the Canadian Mining Institute. He was president of Canadian Auto and Taxicab and was a member of the Montreal Board of Trade.[1]
Smith served in the Canadian Militia as a Major with the Richmond based 11th Hussars in command of a Squadron.
He was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Quebec for Mégantic in 1897. A Liberal, he was acclaimed in 1900 and re-elected in 1904. He was defeated in 1908. He was appointed to the Legislative Council of Quebec for Victoria in 1911. He died in office in Sherbrooke, Quebec in 1922.