George Byron Smith

Infobox MLA
name = George Byron Smith


imagesize = 150px
office = MPP for York East
term_start = December 28 1886
term_end = May 29 1894
deputy =
predecessor =
successor =
birth_date = Birth date|1839|3|7
birth_place = Newtonville, Upper Canada
death_date =
death_place =
party = Liberal
spouse = Maria (Allen) Smith
children = 2
occupation = Businessman
religion =


footnotes =

George Byron Smith (March 7 1839 – ) was an Ontario merchant and political figure. He represented York East in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario as a Liberal member from 1886 to 1894.

He was born in Newtonville, Upper Canada in 1839, the son of N.C. Smith, and was employed as a clerk in his father's business at the age of thirteen. In 1861, he opened his own store at St. Mary's. In the same year, he married Maria Allan. Smith served on the town council there. In 1875, he opened a wholesale dry goods outlet in Toronto, in partnership with a former employee, Duncan Henderson, and moved to Toronto. The store in St. Mary's was managed by another former employee, now a partner, Jeremiah White. Smith also served as an alderman for the city of Toronto.

External links

* [http://www.canadiana.org/ECO/mtq?doc=32961 "The Canadian parliamentary companion, 1891" JA Gemmill]
* [http://www.ontla.on.ca/web/members/members_all_detail.do?locale=en&ID=1850 Member's parliamentary history for the Legislative Assembly of Ontario]
* [http://www.canadiana.org/ECO/mtq?doc=08545 "The Canadian biographical dictionary and portrait gallery of eminent and self-made men ..." (1880)]