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New Zealand politician From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Francis Henry Smith (1868 – 17 August 1936) was a Reform Party Member of Parliament in New Zealand.
Years | Term | Electorate | Party | ||
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1911–1914 | 18th | Waitaki | Reform |
Smith was born in 1868 at Long Bay near Strahan, Tasmania. He came to New Zealand with his parents and obtained his education at schools in Burkes Pass and Timaru.[1]
He contested the Timaru electorate in the 1896 election, but was beaten by the incumbent, William Hall-Jones.[2]
He was elected to the Waitaki electorate in the 1911 general election, but was defeated in 1914 for Timaru.[3]
He died on 17 August 1936.[1]
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