Arthur LeRoy Smith

Arthur LeRoy Smith Sr. (February 13, 1886 – December 17, 1951) was a barrister, inventor and a Canadian federal politician. He was born in Regina, Northwest Territories.

Smith first ran for a seat in the Canadian House of Commons as a Conservative candidate in the 1921 federal election in the East Calgary riding, he was defeated by William Irvine. He would not make another attempt at winning a seat for almost 25 years.

Smith filed a patent on an Air Heating System with the Canadian Intellectual Property Office on September 29, 1936. cite web|url = http://patents1.ic.gc.ca/details?patent_number=360779 | title = CIPO - Patent 360779 | publisher = Canadian Intellectual Property Office | accessdate =2007-08-31]

Smith would make a second attempt at federal politics. This time he ran in the Calgary West riding in the 1945 federal election defeating 4 other candidates to win his first term in office. He would run for re-election in the 1949 federal election winning his second term by a comfortable margin. Smith would be forced to resign his seat on July 5, 1951 due to health complications. He died 5 months later on December 17, 1951.

Smith's son Arthur Ryan Smith also served as a Member of Parliament and a Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta.cite web|url = http://web.ucalgary.ca/archives/FondLevelDescriptions/ArtSmithfonds.htm | title = Arthur R. Smith fonds | publisher = University of Calgary | accessdate =2007-08-31]

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