William C. Smith (politician)

William Cunningham Smith
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta
In office July 18, 1921 – June 28, 1926
Preceded by	Charles Pingle
Succeeded by	District abolished
Constituency	Redcliff
In office June 28, 1926 – August 22, 1935
Preceded by	New district
Succeeded by	David Lush
Constituency	Empress
Personal details
Born	July 12, 1875 Glenallen, Ontario
Died	May 24, 1968 (aged 92) Medicine Hat, Alberta
Political party	United Farmers
Spouse(s)	Susan Evelyn Rutherford m 20 Jan 1907[1]
Occupation	politician

William Cunningham Smith (July 12, 1875 – May 24, 1968) was a provincial politician from Alberta, Canada. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1921 to 1935 sitting with the United Farmers caucus in government.

Political career

Smith ran for a seat to the Alberta Legislature in the 1921 Alberta general election. He stood as a United Farmers candidate in the electoral district of Redcliff. The race was hotly contested as Smith faced Speaker of the Assembly Charles Pingle. He won the contest by a solid majority to pick up the seat for his party.^[2]

The 1926 boundary redistribution saw Redcliff abolished. Smith ran for re-election in the new seat of Empress. Smith faced two other candidates in the election held that year. Despite winning a smaller popular vote than he did in 1921, he won the district easily.^[3]

Smith ran for a third term in the 1930 Alberta general election. He won a tight two-way race over Independent candidate E. A. Mantz to hold his seat.^[4]

Smith ran for a fourth term in the 1935 Alberta general election but was defeated by Social Credit candidate David Lush. He finished a distant second in the three-way race.^[5]

Smith died at Medicine Hat in May 1968 at the age of 92.^[6]

References

1. "Person Details for William C Smith, "Ontario Marriages, 1869-1927" — FamilySearch.org". familysearch.org.
2. "Redcliff Official Results 1921 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved April 29, 2010.
3. "Empress Official Results 1926 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved April 29, 2010.
4. "Empress Official Results 1930 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved April 29, 2010.
5. "Empress Official Results 1935 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved April 29, 2010.
6. "Obituaries". The Medicine Hat News. 25 May 1968. p. 14.

External links

• Legislative Assembly of Alberta Members Listing