John Roxburgh Smith (November 10, 1936 – December 6, 2018), listed in some directories as John Roxborough Smith, was a

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politician, who represented the electoral district of

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in the

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from 1967 to 1977 as a Progressive Conservative member.

Politics

Smith was born in London, Ontario in 1939. He was an alderman for

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in the early 1960s. In the 1967 provincial election, he ran as the Progressive Conservative candidate in the new riding of

. He defeated NDP candidate John Dowling by 1,085 votes. He was re-elected in

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and

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. In the

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he was defeated by NDP challenger

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by 308 votes. In October 1975, he was appointed as Minister of Correctional Services. In February 1977 he was appointed as Minister of Government Services but served only four months when he was defeated by Charlton in June, 1977.

Later life

As of 2015, Smith was a minister and archdeacon at St. George's Church in Hamilton. He died in 2018 at the age of 82 in Hamilton, Ontario.

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Smith, John Roxburgh 1936 births 2018 deaths Hamilton, Ontario city councillors Members of the Executive Council of Ontario Politicians from London, Ontario Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario MPPs