Ronald Whitefoord Smith (1855 – 8 August 1909) was an Australian politician.
Smith was born in
Sandy Bay in
Van Diemen's Land
Van Diemen's Land was the colonial name of the island of Tasmania used by the British during the European exploration of Australia in the 19th century. A British settlement was established in Van Diemen's Land in 1803 before it became a sep ...
in 1855. In 1897 he was elected to the
Tasmanian House of Assembly
The House of Assembly, or Lower House, is one of the two chambers of the Parliament of Tasmania in Australia. The other is the Legislative Council or Upper House. It sits in Parliament House in the state capital, Hobart.
The Assembly has 25 m ...
, representing the seat of
Launceston. He served until his defeat in 1900. He died in 1909 in
Hobart.
References
1855 births
1909 deaths
Members of the Tasmanian House of Assembly
Colony of Tasmania people
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