Sir Louis William Smith (21 March 1879 – 15 March 1939) was a British

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. After studying at

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, Smith became an

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and a

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. He was elected as

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(MP) for Sheffield Hallam at a by-election in July 1928, and held the seat until his death in 1939, aged 59.

References

* Michael Stenton and Stephen Lees, ''Who's Who of British MPs: Volume III, 1919-1945''

External links

* 1879 births 1939 deaths Conservative Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies Politics of Sheffield UK MPs 1924–1929 UK MPs 1929–1931 UK MPs 1931–1935 UK MPs 1935–1945 {{England-Conservative-UK-MP-1870s-stub