A Cyclopædia of Canadian Biography: Brief biographies of persons distinguished in the professional, military and political life, and the commerce and industry of Canada, in the twentieth century
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A Cyclopædia of Canadian Biography: Brief biographies of persons distinguished in the professional, military and political life, and the commerce and industry of Canada, in the twentieth century
Canada -- Biography
has two sons by first wife, Charles Vincent and Raymond Hart Massey.
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=Smith, William, M.P.=, for South Ontario (Columbus, Ont.), was born in
the Township of East Whitby, November 16, 1847, is the son of William
Smith and Elizabeth Laing, his wife, natives of Morayshire, Scotland. He
was educated at the public school, Columbus, and Upper Canada College,
Toronto. He was Paymaster of the 34th Battalion for a number of years.
He has been a Trustee of Columbus Public School for over 21 years. Was
President of the South Ontario Agricultural Society in 1881. Was Deputy
Reeve for the Township of East Whitby from 1878 to 1882, and Reeve from
1883 to 1887. Was Vice-president and President of the Clydesdale
Association of Canada for a number of years. Is President of the Record
Board since 1912. Is President of the Maple Leaf Farmers’ Mutual Fire
Company, and has been since its incorporation in 1896. Is a Director of
the Dominion Shorthorn Association. He has always taken an active
interest in municipal and political affairs: Contested South Ontario,
1882, 1887, 1891, 1892, 1896, 1900 and 1911; successful in 1887, 1892
and 1911. In politics he is a Conservative and in religion a
Presbyterian. He was married, May 25, 1880, to Helen Burns, daughter of
the late James Burns, of the Township of East Whitby. Three children:
Bessie, Robert B., and Wm. Bruce. Robert B. is senior Major of the
116th, now in England, and went over with the first contingent in 1914.
Mr. Smith is a farmer, and takes a great interest in Clydesdale horses,
Shorthorn cattle and Cotswold sheep.
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