Alexander Wilson Smith

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

This is an old revision of this page, as edited by Alaney2k (talk | contribs) at 23:06, 6 June 2018 (→‎top: simplify wlink to HoC using AWB). The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this revision, which may differ significantly from the current revision.

For other people named Alexander Smith, see Alexander Smith (disambiguation).

Alexander Wilson Smith (November 12, 1856 – October 10, 1913) was a farmer and political figure in Ontario, Canada. He represented Middlesex North in the House of Commons of Canada from 1908 to 1911 as a Liberal.[1]

He was born in York County, Canada West, the son of James Sinclair Smith, a native of Scotland,[2] and Agnes Wilson, and was educated at the Rockwood Academy and the Canadian Literary Institute in Woodstock, Ontario. Smith was a farmer and livestock breeder at Maple Lodge, Middlesex County. Smith was defeated when he ran for reelection in 1911. He died in Ailsa Craig at the age of 56.[3]

References

  1. ^ Alexander Wilson Smith – Parliament of Canada biography
  2. ^ Grainger, Jennifer (2002). Vanished Villages of Middlesex. p. 158. ISBN 1-896219-51-9. Retrieved 2009-08-28.
  3. ^ Johnson, J.K. (1968). The Canadian Directory of Parliament 1867-1967. Public Archives of Canada.


Stub icon

This article about a Liberal Party of Canada Member of the Parliament of Canada is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Alexander_Wilson_Smith&oldid=844754430"