Percy Smith (politician)

Percy Smith (politician)

Infobox CanadianMP
name=G.A. Percy Smith


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birth_date=birth date and age|1922|12|22
birth_place=Newcastle, New Brunswick
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riding=Northumberland—Miramichi
term_start=June 1968
term_end=May 1974
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profession=barrister, lawyer
party=Liberal
party colour=Liberal Party of Canada
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Gerald Albert Percy Smith QC (born 22 December 1922 at Newcastle, New Brunswick) was a Liberal party member of the Canadian House of Commons. He was a barrister and lawyer by career.

Percy Smith studied law at the University of New Brunswick and graduated from there in 1950. [cite web | url=http://www.law.unb.ca/grads/1950-1959.html | accessdate=2008-08-10 | publisher=University of New Brunswick | title=Graduates of the School of Law: 1950-1959 ]

He was first elected to Parliament at the Northumberland—Miramichi riding in the 1968 general election, then re-elected there in the 1972 election. In May 1974, Smith finished his term in the 29th Canadian Parliament and did not seek re-election.

Smith also served as Mayor of Newcastle, New Brunswick. [cite web | url=http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~ccfgpw/p0056.htm | accessdate=2008-08-10 | publisher=The Cullinan and Cullinane Family Genealogy Project Website | title=Plate LVI - Ancestry of Lawrence Cullinan (c1796-1872) of Saint John, New Brunswick | first=Michael | last=Cullinan ]

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