John Roxburgh Smith
John Roxburgh Smith (November 10, 1936 – December 6, 2018), listed in some directories as John Roxborough Smith, was a Canadian politician, who represented the electoral district of Hamilton Mountain in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1967 to 1977 as a Progressive Conservative member.
John Roxburgh Smith | |
|---|---|
| Ontario MPP | |
| In office 1967–1977 | |
| Preceded by | New riding |
| Succeeded by | Brian Charlton |
| Constituency | Hamilton Mountain |
| Personal details | |
| Born | November 10, 1936 London, Ontario |
| Died | December 6, 2018 (aged 82) Hamilton, Ontario |
| Political party | Progressive Conservative |
| Occupation | Anglican presbyter |
Politics edit
Smith was born in London, Ontario in 1939.[1] He was an alderman for Hamilton, Ontario City Council in the early 1960s.
In the 1967 provincial election, he ran as the Progressive Conservative candidate in the new riding of Hamilton Mountain. He defeated NDP candidate John Dowling by 1,085 votes.[2] He was re-elected in 1971 and 1975.[3][4] In the 1977 he was defeated by NDP challenger Brian Charlton by 308 votes.[5]
In October 1975, he was appointed as Minister of Correctional Services.[6] In February 1977 he was appointed as Minister of Government Services but served only four months when he was defeated by Charlton in June, 1977.[7]
Later life edit
As of 2015, Smith was a minister and archdeacon at St. George's Church in Hamilton.[8] He died in 2018 at the age of 82 in Hamilton, Ontario.[9]
References edit
- ^ Guide Parlementaire Canadien. P. G. Normandin. 1976. p. 791.
- ^ Canadian Press (October 18, 1967). "Tories win, but..." The Windsor Star. Windsor, Ontario. p. B2.
- ^ "Riding-by-riding returns in provincial election". The Globe and Mail. October 23, 1971. p. 10.
- ^ "Table of vote results for all Ontario ridings". The Globe and Mail. September 19, 1975. p. C12.
- ^ "Ontario provincial election results riding by riding". The Globe and Mail. June 10, 1977. p. D9.
- ^ "Heavy on the brass". The Globe and Mail. October 8, 1975. p. 7.
- ^ Allen, David (February 3, 1977). "Davis names Timbrell new health minister". The Toronto Star. p. 1.
- ^ "Contacts". St. George's Church.
- ^ "John Roxburgh Smith". Toronto Star.
External links edit
- Ontario Legislative Assembly parliamentary history