George Wilbert Smith

George Wilbert Smith (April 24, 1855 – August 1, 1931) was a teacher, businessman and politician in Alberta, Canada. He served on the Red Deer City Council and in the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1921 until his death in 1931 sitting with the United Farmers caucus in government.

Early life George Wilbert Smith was born in 1855 in the town of Maitland, Nova Scotia.

Municipal Smith served as an alderman on Red Deer City Council for several years and as mayor from 1916 to 1918.

Smith faced Gaetz again in the 1926 Alberta general election as well as Conservative candidate William Payne. The election was held using Instant-runoff voting and no candidate took a majority of the votes in the first count. On the second vote count, Gaetz was eliminated and his votes were transferred. Smith took a majority of the votes cast, to defeat Payne and hold his seat.

In the 1930 Alberta general election Smith faced Payne again in a two-way race and defeated him by 88 votes.

Smith was hospitalized in Red Deer, Alberta in July 1931 for ailing kidneys. He died on August 1, 1931, of a heart seizure shortly before he was to have surgery.