John Samuel Smith (1841 – 6 July 1882) was an Australian politician. He was the son of solicitor John Smith and was a wealthy squatter at South Creek. He married actress Kate Corcoran. He owned racehorses, including Speculation which won the

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in 1874 and in partnership with

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, the unbeaten

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. In 1872 he was elected to the

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for

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, serving until 1877 when he unsuccessfully contested

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. Smith died in

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in 1882 aged 41.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Smith, John Samuel 1841 births 1882 deaths Members of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly 19th-century Australian politicians