- Henry Dolphus Smith
Henry Dolphus Smith (
December 23 1819 – ) was anOntario political figure. He representedLeeds North and Grenville North in theLegislative Assembly of Ontario as a Liberal member from 1867 to 1871.He was born in Wolford Township, Grenville County,
Upper Canada in 1819, the son of Methodist minister William Smith. He married Josephine Bass. Smith operated an ironfoundry . He served as reeve for Wolford and for Merrickville. Before he was elected to the Ontario legislature, Smith ran unsuccessfully three times for the same seat in the legislative assembly of theProvince of Canada . He defeated Ogle Gowan in the 1867 general election; he was defeated byHenry Merrick in the general election that followed in 1871.External links
* [http://www.canadiana.org/ECO/mtq?doc=32944 "The Canadian parliamentary companion" HJ Morgan (1869)]
* [http://www.ontla.on.ca/web/members/members_all_detail.do?locale=en&ID=747 Member's parliamentary history for the Legislative Assembly of Ontario]
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