Life
He was born in the hamlet of Winona, part of Saltfleet Township (which became Stoney Creek, Ontario, Stoney Creek) on Ontario's Niagara Peninsula. His wife, Christina Ann Smith, was the first president of the Federated Women's Institutes of Canada, Women’s Institute in Stoney Creek, which was also organized by Adelaide Hoodless and Erland Lee, Erland and Janet (Chisholm) Lee, Janet Lee. In his mature years, Smith relied on his sons to spearhead new business ventures. An expansion to United Kingdom, Britain was foiled by the start of the World War I, First World War, and continued fruit sales in Canada were reduced by the Great Depression of the 1930s. Consequently, the company concentrated on tomato production for export since it was more of a staple than fruit. His farms were a place where Women's roles in the World Wars, women worked during the First World War as part of the Women's Work on the Land program. This program brought female university students onto farms during the summer to help with food production.Political career
Smith was elected to the House of Commons of Canada as the Conservative Party of Canada (historical), Conservative Member of Parliament (Canada), Member of Parliament (MP) for Wentworth South in 1900. Under redistribution, four years later Smith was re-elected as MP for the combined constituency of Wentworth (electoral district), Wentworth which covered all of Wentworth County, Ontario, Wentworth County outside Hamilton, Ontario, Hamilton. He won a by-election in 1905. Smith was appointed to the Senate of Canada, Senate in 1913, and served until he resigned in 1946 just two years before his death.References
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