Frank Smith (New South Wales politician)
For other people of the same name, see Frank Smith (disambiguation).
Frank James Smith (1852 – 4 January 1910) was an English-born Australian politician.
His parents were land speculator Lewis Francis Smith and Sarah Leicester. He arrived in Victoria around 1867, and then spent some time in Hobart. He worked as a printer's apprentice in Victoria and then moved to Balmain in Sydney around 1877, training as a solicitor. Around 1872 he married Sarah Thursdon, with whom he had a daughter. In 1887 he was elected to the New South Wales Legislative Assembly as a Free Trade member for Balmain. He was re-elected in 1889, but was defeated in 1891. Smith died in 1910 at Woolwich.[1]
References
- ↑ "Mr Frank James Smith (1852 - 1910)". Former Members. Parliament of New South Wales. 2008. Retrieved 5 July 2015.
| New South Wales Legislative Assembly | ||
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| Preceded by Solomon Hyam |
Member for Balmain 1887–1891 Served alongside: Jacob Garrard, John Hawthorne, none/George Clubb |
Succeeded by George Clark Edward Darnley James Johnston William Murphy |
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