Jump to content

Hugh Smith (politician)

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

This is an old revision of this page, as edited by EncyclopediaUpdaticus (talk | contribs) at 23:33, 15 January 2017 (add infobox, other updates). The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this revision, which may differ significantly from the current revision.

Hugh Smith
Ontario MPP
In office
1888–1894
Preceded byHenry Wilmot
Succeeded byJoseph Longford Haycock
ConstituencyFrontenac
Personal details
Born(1839-09-03)September 3, 1839
Portland Township, Frontenac County, Upper Canada
Political partyPatrons of Industry
OccupationFarmer

Hugh Smith (3 September 1839 – ) was an Ontario farmer and political figure. He represented Frontenac in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario as a Conservative member from 1888 to 1894.

He was born in Portland Township, Frontenac County, Upper Canada in 1839, the son of William Smith, an Irish immigrant, and educated in Kingston. Smith served on the township council and was county warden from 1882 to 1888. He was elected to the provincial assembly in an 1888 by-election held after the death of Henry Wilmot.