Alexander Wilson Smith

For other people named Alexander Smith, see Alexander Smith (disambiguation).

Alexander Wilson Smith (November 12, 1856 – October 10, 1913) was a farmer and political figure in Ontario, Canada. He represented Middlesex North in the House of Commons of Canada from 1908 to 1911 as a Liberal.[1]

He was born in York County, Canada West, the son of James Sinclair Smith, a native of Scotland,[2] and Agnes Wilson, and was educated at the Rockwood Academy and the Canadian Literary Institute in Woodstock, Ontario. Smith was a farmer and livestock breeder at Maple Lodge, Middlesex County. Smith was defeated when he ran for reelection in 1911. He died in Ailsa Craig at the age of 56.[3]

1908 Canadian federal election: Middlesex North
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal Alexander Wilson Smith 1,842
Conservative James William Doyle 1,779
1911 Canadian federal election: Middlesex North
Party Candidate Votes
Conservative George Elliot 1,768
Liberal Alexander Wilson Smith 1,715

References

  1. ^ Alexander Wilson Smith – Parliament of Canada biography
  2. ^ Grainger, Jennifer (2002). Vanished Villages of Middlesex. p. 158. ISBN 1-896219-51-9. Retrieved 2009-08-28.
  3. ^ Johnson, J.K. (1968). The Canadian Directory of Parliament 1867-1967. Public Archives of Canada.


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