Robert Smith (Canadian politician)
- Robert Smith (Canadian politician)
"For the Member of Parliament for Stormont and Supreme Court Justice see Robert Smith (judge)"Robert Smith (April 11 1819 – September 19 1900) was a Canadian politician and farmer. Born in County Armagh, Ireland, Smith immigrated to British North America and settled in the Peel region of what is now Ontario where he became a farmer. He was narrowly elected to the 2nd Canadian Parliament in the 1872 federal election defeating the Conservative incumbent, John Hillyard Cameron, by 16 votes. [ [http://www.parl.gc.ca/information/about/process/house/hfer/hfer.asp?Language=E&Search=Det&Include=Y&rid=538 Peel electoral results] ] Smith sat as a Liberal and was re-elected in the 1874 election that brought the Liberal Party to power but defeated in the 1878 election that returned a Conservative government. [ [http://www2.parl.gc.ca/Parlinfo/Files/Parliamentarian.aspx?Item=16512629-d405-45cc-bdc0-3d74345185d6&Language=E&MenuID=Lists.Members.aspx&MenuQuery=http%3A%2F%2Fwww2.parl.gc.ca%2FParlinfo%2FLists%2FMembers.aspx%3FParliament%3D%26Riding%3D%26Name%3Ds%26Party%3D%26Province%3D%26Gender%3D%26New%3DFalse%26Current%3DFalse%26Picture%3DFalse Parliamentary biography] ]
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