Archie B. Smith | |
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MLA for Cumberland County | |
In office 1937–1945 | |
Preceded by | John S. Smiley |
Succeeded by | Martin J. Kaufman |
Personal details | |
Born | Rodney, Nova Scotia | July 1, 1896
Died | October 2, 1951 Truro, Nova Scotia | (aged 55)
Political party | Progressive Conservative |
Occupation | lumber dealer, farmer |
Archie Barney Smith (July 1, 1896 – October 2, 1951) was a Canadian politician. He represented the electoral district of Cumberland County in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1937 to 1945. He was a member of the Progressive Conservative Party of Nova Scotia. [1]
Born in 1896 at Rodney, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, Smith was a lumber dealer, farmer and contractor by career. [2] He married Agnes Reid in 1919. [2] Smith served as a municipal councillor in Cumberland County for 12 years. [2]
Smith entered provincial politics in 1937, when he was elected in the dual-member Cumberland County riding with Conservative Percy Chapman Black. [3] Following Black's resignation, Smith served with Conservative Leonard William Fraser. [1] In the 1941 election, Smith finished 140 votes ahead of Fraser to win the second seat, with Liberal Kenneth Judson Cochrane winning the first. [4] He was defeated when he ran for re-election in 1945, finishing third behind Cochrane and Liberal Martin J. Kaufman. [5]
On September 26, 1951, Smith was involved in an automobile accident in Kemptown, Nova Scotia. He died as a result of his injuries at Truro on October 2. [2]
Archie B. Smith | |
---|---|
MLA for Cumberland County | |
In office 1937–1945 | |
Preceded by | John S. Smiley |
Succeeded by | Martin J. Kaufman |
Personal details | |
Born | Rodney, Nova Scotia | July 1, 1896
Died | October 2, 1951 Truro, Nova Scotia | (aged 55)
Political party | Progressive Conservative |
Occupation | lumber dealer, farmer |
Archie Barney Smith (July 1, 1896 – October 2, 1951) was a Canadian politician. He represented the electoral district of Cumberland County in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1937 to 1945. He was a member of the Progressive Conservative Party of Nova Scotia. [1]
Born in 1896 at Rodney, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, Smith was a lumber dealer, farmer and contractor by career. [2] He married Agnes Reid in 1919. [2] Smith served as a municipal councillor in Cumberland County for 12 years. [2]
Smith entered provincial politics in 1937, when he was elected in the dual-member Cumberland County riding with Conservative Percy Chapman Black. [3] Following Black's resignation, Smith served with Conservative Leonard William Fraser. [1] In the 1941 election, Smith finished 140 votes ahead of Fraser to win the second seat, with Liberal Kenneth Judson Cochrane winning the first. [4] He was defeated when he ran for re-election in 1945, finishing third behind Cochrane and Liberal Martin J. Kaufman. [5]
On September 26, 1951, Smith was involved in an automobile accident in Kemptown, Nova Scotia. He died as a result of his injuries at Truro on October 2. [2]