Francis Henry Smith
Francis Henry Smith (* 1868 in Long Bay, Tasmania , † 17th August 1936 ) was a New Zealand politician of the Reform Party .
biography
Smith was born in Long Bay near Strahan in Tasmania in 1868 . He emigrated to New Zealand with his parents and attended schools in Burkes Pass and Timaru .
In the general election of 1896 he ran in the constituency of Timaru but was defeated by incumbent William Hall-Jones .
It was in 1911 in the constituency Waitaki for the House of Representatives elected, but was in 1914 defeated in Timaru.
Individual evidence
- ^ A b Guy Scholefield : A Dictionary of New Zealand Biography: M – Addenda . Ed .: Department of Internal Affairs . tape II . Wellington 1940, p. 310 (English, net.nz [PDF; accessed on January 16, 2014]).
- ↑ Untitled . In: The Timaru Herald , December 10, 1896, p. 1. Retrieved January 16, 2014.
- ↑ James Oakley Wilson: New Zealand Parliamentary Record, 1840-1984 . 4th edition. VR Ward, Govt. Printer, Wellington 1985, OCLC 154283103 , pp. 235 (English, first edition: 1913).
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Smith, Francis Henry |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | New Zealand Reform Party politician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1868 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Long Bay, Tasmania |
| DATE OF DEATH | 17th August 1936 |