About Thomas Barlow Smith
Lived 1839 – 1933 (aged 93). Thomas Barlow Smith was a Canadian politician and writer.
Thomas Barlow Smith (October 28, 1839 – July 22, 1933) was a merchant, ship builder, author and political figure in Nova Scotia, Canada. He represented Hants County in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly in 1874, and from 1878 to 1882 as a Liberal and then from 1890 to 1894 as a Liberal-Conservative member.
He was born in Windsor, Nova Scotia, the son of Bennett Smith and Rachel Harris. In 1864, Smith married Azubah Scott. He was elected to the provincial assembly in an 1874 by-election but defeated in the general election that followed later that same year. He died in 1933.
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Canadian politician (1839–1933)
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Thomas Barlow Smith was born on 28 October 1839 in Windsor.
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Thomas Barlow Smith died on 22 July 1933 in Windsor.
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Thomas Barlow Smith was a politician and writer.
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Thomas Barlow Smith was Canadian.
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