About John S. Smiley
Lived 1885 – 1945 (aged 60). John S. Smiley was a Canadian politician and judge.
John Stanley Smiley (January 20, 1885 – August 21, 1945) was a Canadian politician. He represented the electoral district of Cumberland in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1933 to 1937. He was a member of the Nova Scotia Liberal Party.
Smiley was born in 1885 at Milltown, New Brunswick. He was educated at Mount Allison University and Dalhousie University, and was a lawyer by career. He ran again in 1933, and was elected in the dual-member Cumberland County riding with Conservative Percy Chapman Black. In the 1937 election, Smiley was defeated by the two Conservative candidates, Black and Archie B. Smith. In 1938, Smiley was appointed a judge of the Nova Scotia Supreme Court. Smiley died at Halifax on August 21, 1945.
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Who was John S. Smiley?
Canadian politician (1885-1945)
When was John S. Smiley born?
John S. Smiley was born on 20 January 1885 in St. Stephen.
When did John S. Smiley die?
John S. Smiley died on 21 August 1945 in Halifax.
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John S. Smiley was a politician and judge.
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John S. Smiley was Canadian.
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