Arthur LeRoy Smith

Arthur LeRoy Smith Sr. (February 13, 1886 – December 17, 1951) was a Canadian barrister, inventor and federal politician. He was born in Regina, Northwest Territories.

For other people named Arthur Smith, see Arthur Smith (disambiguation).

Arthur LeRoy Smith
Arthur LeRoy Smith in 1930
Member of the House of Commons of Canada
In office
1945–1951
ConstituencyCalgary West
Personal details
Born(1886-02-13)February 13, 1886
Regina, Northwest Territories
DiedDecember 17, 1951(1951-12-17) (aged 65)
Calgary, Alberta
Political partyConservative
ChildrenArthur Ryan Smith
OccupationLawyer, inventor, politician

Smith first ran for a seat in the House of Commons of Canada as a Conservative candidate in the 1921 federal election in the East Calgary riding, he was defeated by William Irvine. He would not make another attempt at winning a seat for almost 25 years.

Smith filed a patent on an Air Heating System with the Canadian Intellectual Property Office on September 29, 1936.[1] He also defended Premier of Alberta John Edward Brownlee in MacMillan v. Brownlee.[2]

Smith would make a second attempt at federal politics. This time he ran in the Calgary West riding in the 1945 federal election defeating four other candidates to win his first term in office. He would run for re-election in the 1949 federal election winning his second term by a comfortable margin. Smith would be forced to resign his seat on July 5, 1951, due to health complications. He died in Calgary five months later on December 17, 1951.[3]

Smith's son Arthur Ryan Smith also served as a Member of Parliament and a Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta.[4]

References
  1. "CIPO - Patent 360779". Canadian Intellectual Property Office. Retrieved August 31, 2007.
  2. Foster, Franklin L. (1981). John E. Brownlee: A Biography. Lloydminster, Alberta: Foster Learning Inc. p. 243. ISBN 978-1-55220-004-9. Retrieved July 14, 2020 – via Google Books.
  3. "A. L. Smith, K.C., Retired M.P., Dies Monday After Long Illness". Calgary Herald. December 18, 1951. p. 1. Retrieved July 14, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Arthur R. Smith fonds". University of Calgary. Retrieved July 14, 2020.


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