John Roxborough Smith

John Roxborough Smith
Ontario MPP
In office 1967–1977
Preceded by	New riding
Succeeded by	Brian Charlton
Constituency	Hamilton Mountain
Personal details
Born	November 10, 1939 London, Ontario
Political party	Progressive Conservative
Occupation	Anglican presbyter
Religion	Reformed Episcopal Church

John Roxborough Smith (born November 10, 1939) was a Canadian politician, who represented the electoral district of Hamilton Mountain in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1967 to 1977 as a Progressive Conservative member.

Politics

Smith was born in London, Ontario in 1939.^[1] He was an alderman in Hamilton, Ontario in the early 1960s.

In the 1967 provincial election, he ran as the Progressive Conservative candidate in the new riding of Hamilton Mountain. He defeated NDP candidate John Dowling by 1,085 votes.^[2] He was re-elected in 1971 and 1975.^[3][4] In the 1977 he was defeated by NDP challenger Brian Charlton by 308 votes.^[5]

In October 1975, he was appointed as Minister of Correctional Services.^[6] In February 1977 he was appointed as Minister of Government Services but served only four months when he was defeated by Charlton in June, 1977.^[7]

Cabinet positions

Later life

As of 2015, Smith is a minister and archdeacon at St. George's Church in Hamilton.^[8]

References

2. Canadian Press (October 18, 1967). "Tories win, but...". The Windsor Star (Windsor, Ontario). p. B2.
3. "Riding-by-riding returns in provincial election". The Globe and Mail. October 23, 1971. p. 10.
4. "Table of vote results for all Ontario ridings". The Globe and Mail. September 19, 1975. p. C12.
5. "Ontario provincial election results riding by riding". The Globe and Mail. June 10, 1977. p. D9.
6. "Heavy on the brass". The Globe and Mail. October 8, 1975. p. 7.
7. Allen, David (February 3, 1977). "Davis names Timbrell new health minister". The Toronto Star. p. 1.
8. "Contacts". St. George's Church.

External links

• Ontario Legislative Assembly Parliamentarian History