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Place of Birth: Shediac, New Brunswick, Canada
About Ernest A. Smith
- Ernest Albert Smith (June 20, 1864 – ) was a dentist, merchant and political figure in New Brunswick, Canada.
- He represented Westmorland County in the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick from 1916 to 1920 as a Liberal member. He was born in Shediac, New Brunswick, the son of Edward J.
- Smith and Amelia Robb.
- He was educated at the Pennsylvania Dental College where he received a D.D.S..
- In 1896, he married Euphemia Russel.
- Smith also became a lumber dealer and general merchant. He served as mayor of Shediac in 1906 and 1907.
- Smith was first elected to the Legislative Assembly by defeating Patrick G.
- Mahoney in a 1916 by-election held after Mahoney was named to the provincial cabinet and so forced to present himself again for reelection.
- Appointed to the Executive Council, he served as Minister of Lands and Mines from April 4, 1917 to September 14, 1920. Smith was a member of the local Masonic Lodge.
- He ran unsuccessfully for a federal seat in 1921. His uncle Albert James Smith was a premier of New Brunswick who also served in the House of Commons.
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