He was born in Newtonville, Upper Canada in 1839, the son of N.C. Smith, and was employed as a clerk in his father's business at the age of thirteen. In 1861, he opened his own store at St. Mary's. In the same year, he married Maria Allan. Smith served on the town council there. In 1875, he opened a wholesale dry goods outlet in Toronto, in partnership with a former employee, Duncan Henderson, and moved to Toronto. The store in St. Mary's was managed by another former employee, now a partner, Jeremiah White. Smith also served as an alderman for the city of Toronto. He died on a trip to Los Angeles in 1917.[1]
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^"FORMER M.P. DIES AT LOS ANGELES: Remains Will be Brought to Toronto for Interment", The Globe (1844-1936); Dec 14, 1917; ProQuest Historical Newspapers: The Globe and Mail (1844-2009) pg. 8
The Canadian parliamentary companion, 1891 JA Gemmill
Ontario Legislative Assembly parliamentary history
The Canadian Biographical Dictionary and Portrait Gallery of Eminent and Self-made Men. Vol. Ontario. Toronto: American Biographical Publishing Company. 1880. pp. 581–583.
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george, byron, smith, march, 1839, december, 1917, ontario, merchant, political, figure, represented, york, east, legislative, assembly, ontario, liberal, member, from, 1886, 1894, member, provincial, parliamentin, office, 1886, 1894preceded, bygeorge, badgero. George Byron Smith March 7 1839 December 13 1917 was an Ontario merchant and political figure He represented York East in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario as a Liberal member from 1886 to 1894 George Byron SmithMember of Provincial ParliamentIn office 1886 1894Preceded byGeorge BadgerowSucceeded byJohn RichardsonConstituencyYork EastPersonal detailsBorn 1839 03 07 March 7 1839Newtonville Upper CanadaDiedDecember 13 1917 1917 12 13 aged 78 Los Angeles CaliforniaPolitical partyLiberalSpouseMaria AllanChildren2OccupationBusinessmanHe was born in Newtonville Upper Canada in 1839 the son of N C Smith and was employed as a clerk in his father s business at the age of thirteen In 1861 he opened his own store at St Mary s In the same year he married Maria Allan Smith served on the town council there In 1875 he opened a wholesale dry goods outlet in Toronto in partnership with a former employee Duncan Henderson and moved to Toronto The store in St Mary s was managed by another former employee now a partner Jeremiah White Smith also served as an alderman for the city of Toronto He died on a trip to Los Angeles in 1917 1 External links edit FORMER M P DIES AT LOS ANGELES Remains Will be Brought to Toronto for Interment The Globe 1844 1936 Dec 14 1917 ProQuest Historical Newspapers The Globe and Mail 1844 2009 pg 8 The Canadian parliamentary companion 1891 JA Gemmill Ontario Legislative Assembly parliamentary history The Canadian Biographical Dictionary and Portrait Gallery of Eminent and Self made Men Vol Ontario Toronto American Biographical Publishing Company 1880 pp 581 583 nbsp This article about a Ontario Liberal Party MPP is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp This biography about a Canadian businessperson is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title George Byron Smith amp oldid 1134834558, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
