About George Smyth
Lived 1864 – 1938 (aged 73–74). George Smyth was a Canadian politician.
George Smyth (November 1, 1864 – 1938) was an Ontario farmer and political figure. He was elected in the 1926 provincial election representing Dundas in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario as a Liberal-Prohibitionist member and sat until 1929. The 1926 election was largely fought on the Conservative government's proposal to repeal the Ontario Temperance Act.
He was born in Matilda Township, Canada West, the son of Oliver Smyth. He was educated in Morrisburg. In 1900, he married Mary Dickey, the daughter of a former county warden. Smyth served as reeve for Matilda from 1922 to 1924 and was warden for the United Counties of Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry in 1924.
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Who was George Smyth?
Canadian politician
When was George Smyth born?
George Smyth was born on 1 November 1864 in South Dundas.
When did George Smyth die?
George Smyth died in 1938.
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George Smyth was a politician.
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George Smyth was Canadian.
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