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Thomas Barlow Smith

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Thomas Barlow Smith
MLA for Hants County
In office
1874, from 1878 to 1882 and from 1890 to 1894
Personal details
Born(1839-10-28)October 28, 1839
Windsor, Nova Scotia
DiedJuly 22, 1933(1933-07-22) (aged 93)
Windsor, Nova Scotia
Political partyLiberal-Conservative
SpouseAzubah Scott

Thomas Barlow Smith (October 28, 1839 – July 22, 1933) was a merchant, ship builder, author and political figure in Nova Scotia, Canada. He represented Hants County in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly in 1874, and from 1878 to 1882 as a Liberal and then from 1890 to 1894 as a Liberal-Conservative member.[1]

He was born in Windsor, Nova Scotia, the son of Bennett Smith and Rachel Harris. In 1864, Smith married Azubah Scott. He was elected to the provincial assembly in an 1874 by-election but defeated in the general election that followed later that same year. He died in 1933.[2]

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  1. ^ "Electoral History for Hants County" (PDF). Nova Scotia Legislature. October 30, 2003. Retrieved June 3, 2019.
  2. ^ "Nova Scotia Archives - Nova Scotia Births, Marriages, and Deaths". 20 April 2020.
  3. ^ Catalog entry from the National Library of Australia
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