Henry Dolphus Smith (December 23, 1819 – November 22, 1889) was an
Ontario political figure. He represented
Leeds North and Grenville North in the
Legislative Assembly of Ontario
The Legislative Assembly of Ontario (OLA, french: Assemblée législative de l'Ontario) is the legislative chamber of the Canadian province of Ontario. Its elected members are known as Members of Provincial Parliament (MPPs). Bills passed by ...
as a
Liberal member from 1867 to 1871.
He was born in
Wolford Township,
Grenville County,
Upper Canada in 1819, the son of
Methodist minister William Smith. He married Josephine Bass. Smith operated an iron
foundry. He served as reeve for Wolford and for
Merrickville. Before he was elected to the Ontario legislature, Smith ran unsuccessfully three times for the same seat in the legislative assembly of the
Province of Canada. He defeated
Ogle Gowan in the 1867 general election; he was defeated by
Henry Merrick in the general election that followed in 1871.
He died in
Nebraska in 1889.
External links
''The Canadian parliamentary companion'' HJ Morgan (1869)Member's parliamentary history for the Legislative Assembly of Ontario
1819 births
Ontario Liberal Party MPPs
1889 deaths
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