George Robert Smith (February 17, 1860 – February 20, 1922) was a
Canadian
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politician.
Biography
Born in
Newark, New Jersey
Newark ( , ) is the most populous city in the U.S. state of New Jersey and the seat of Essex County and the second largest city within the New York metropolitan area.Canadian Mining Institute. He was president of Canadian Auto and Taxicab and was a member of the Montreal Board of Trade.
Smith served in the Canadian Militia as a Major with the
Richmond
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based
11th Hussars
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in command of a
Squadron
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.
He was elected to the
Legislative Assembly of Quebec
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1897
Events
January–March
* January 2 – The International Alpha Omicron Pi sorority is founded, in New York City.
* January 4 – A British force is ambushed by Chief Ologbosere, son-in-law of the ruler. This leads to a puniti ...
. A
Liberal
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** Liberalism by country
* an adherent of a Liberal Party
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, he was acclaimed in
1900
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and re-elected in
1904
Events
January
* January 7 – The distress signal ''CQD'' is established, only to be replaced 2 years later by ''SOS''.
* January 8 – The Blackstone Library is dedicated, marking the beginning of the Chicago Public Library system.
* ...
. He was defeated in
1908
Events
January
* January 1 – The British ''Nimrod'' Expedition led by Ernest Shackleton sets sail from New Zealand on the ''Nimrod'' for Antarctica.
* January 3 – A total solar eclipse is visible in the Pacific Ocean, and is the 46 ...
. He was appointed to the
Legislative Council of Quebec
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for Victoria in 1911. He died in office in
Sherbrooke
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