Jack Smith (politician) explained

Jack Smith
Birthname:John Eachern Smith
Birth Date:1901 8, df=yes
Birth Place:Eldon Township, Ontario, Canada
Spouse:Gertrude H. M. Vickery
(m. 30 April 1925)[1]
Riding:York North
Term Start:June 1945
Term End:April 1957
Profession:newspaper editor and publisher
Party:Liberal

John Eachern Smith (6 August 1901 – 28 April 1967) was a Liberal party member of the House of Commons of Canada. He was born in Eldon Township, Ontario and was in the newspaper business as an editor and publisher.

He was first elected to Parliament at the York North riding in the 1945 general election then re-elected in 1949 and 1953. Smith left the House of Commons after his third term, the 22nd Canadian Parliament, and did not seek re-election in 1957.

One of Smith's campaign managers in the 1949 election was Barney Danson, who later became a cabinet minister.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Normandin, Pierre G. . The Canadian Parliamentary Guide . 1954 .
  2. Book: Danson, Barney . Not Bad for a Sergeant: The Memoirs of Barney Danson . 116–117 . 978-1-55002-437-1 . Curtis . Fahey . Dundurn Press . 2002 .