Donald Smith (7 July 1905 – 7 May 1985) was a Liberal party member of the

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. He was born in

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. He became a dentist, with education from

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and

Dalhousie University Dalhousie University (commonly known as Dal) is a large public research university in Nova Scotia Nova Scotia ( ; ; ) is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada. It is one of the three Maritime provinces and one of the fou ...

. He attained a DDS degree by 1928. From 1935 to 1939, Smith served as a municipal councillor for

. He was first elected to Parliament at the Queens—Shelburne riding in the 1949 general election. He was the riding's only member, as the electoral district was created in 1947 and the changes undone in 1952. Smith did not seek another Parliamentary term in the 1953 election. On 28 July 1955, he was appointed to the Senate and remained in that capacity until 7 July 1980. Smith's father was

Jordan W. Smith Jordan Wesley Smith (May 24, 1864 – May 6, 1948) was a physician and political figure in Nova Scotia, Canada. He represented Queen's County in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1911 to 1920 as a Liberal Party of Nova Scotia, Liberal mem ...

, a member of Nova Scotia's provincial legislature from 1911 to 1925. Richard Hunt, another member of the Nova Scotia legislature, was Donald Smith's grandfather.

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* 1905 births 1985 deaths Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Nova Scotia Canadian senators from Nova Scotia Liberal Party of Canada MPs Nova Scotia municipal councillors Canadian dentists 20th-century dentists {{NovaScotia-politician-stub