About John Roxborough Smith
Lived 1939 – 2018 (aged 79). John Roxborough Smith was a Canadian politician.
John Roxburgh Smith (November 10, 1936 – December 6, 2018), listed in some directories as John Roxborough Smith, was a Canadian politician, who represented the electoral district of Hamilton Mountain in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1967 to 1977 as a Progressive Conservative member.
Politics Smith was born in London, Ontario in 1939. He was an alderman for Hamilton, Ontario City Council in the early 1960s.
In the 1967 provincial election, he ran as the Progressive Conservative candidate in the new riding of Hamilton Mountain. He defeated NDP candidate John Dowling by 1,083 votes. He was re-elected in 1971 and 1975. In the 1977 provincial election, he was defeated by NDP challenger Brian Charlton by 373 votes.
In October 1975, he was appointed as Minister of Correctional Services. In February 1977, he was appointed as Minister of Government Services but served only four months when he was defeated by Charlton in June 1977.
Later life As of 2015, Smith was a minister and archdeacon at St. George's Church in Hamilton. He died in 2018 at the age of 82 in Hamilton, Ontario.
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Who was John Roxborough Smith?
Canadian politician (1939-2018)
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John Roxborough Smith was born on 10 November 1939 in London.
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John Roxborough Smith died on 6 December 2018 in Hamilton, Ontario.
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John Roxborough Smith was a politician.
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