Jack Smith (politician)
John Eachern Smith (6 August 1901 – 28 April 1967) was a Liberal party member of the House of Commons of Canada. He was born in Eldon Township, Ontario and was in the newspaper business as an editor and publisher.
Jack Smith | |
|---|---|
| Member of Parliament for York North | |
| In office June 1945 – April 1957 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | John Eachern Smith 6 August 1901 Eldon Township, Ontario, Canada |
| Died | 28 April 1967 (aged 65) |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Spouse(s) | Gertrude H. M. Vickery (m. 30 April 1925)[1] |
| Profession | newspaper editor and publisher |
He was first elected to Parliament at the York North riding in the 1945 general election then re-elected in 1949 and 1953. Smith left the House of Commons after his third term, the 22nd Canadian Parliament, and did not seek re-election in 1957.
One of Smith's campaign managers in the 1949 election was Barney Danson, who later became a cabinet minister.[2]
| 1945 Canadian federal election: York North | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | Jack Smith | 11,428 | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | Earl Toole | 10,295 | ||||||
| Co-operative Commonwealth | Archibald H. Woods | 3,670 | ||||||
| 1949 Canadian federal election: York North | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | Jack Smith | 18,933 | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | Arthur Walwyn | 14,429 | ||||||
| Co-operative Commonwealth | Arch Woods | 5,736 | ||||||
| 1953 Canadian federal election: York North | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | Jack Smith | 10,988 | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | Cecil Cathers | 9,355 | ||||||
| Co-operative Commonwealth | Donald Scott | 2,116 | ||||||
References
- Normandin, Pierre G. (1954). The Canadian Parliamentary Guide.
- Danson, Barney; Fahey, Curtis (2002). Not Bad for a Sergeant: The Memoirs of Barney Danson. Dundurn Press. pp. 116–117. ISBN 978-1-55002-437-1.
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