William Ross Smyth
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He was born in Thomroam, Tarves, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, the son of Francis Smyth. In 1879, he married Nancy Burden. Smyth was a lumber merchant. He was also president of the Nancy Helen Mine. He led the 238th Battalion of the Canadian Expeditionary Force during World War I. He was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire in the 1919 New Year Honours.[1][2]
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- Canadian Parliamentary Guide, 1910, EJ Chambers
External links
- Member's parliamentary history for the Legislative Assembly of Ontario
- William Ross Smyth – Parliament of Canada biography
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- 1857 births
- 1932 deaths
- Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario MPPs
- Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Ontario
- Conservative Party of Canada (1867–1942) MPs
- Canadian Commanders of the Order of the British Empire
- People from Tarves
- Scottish emigrants to Canada
- 20th-century members of the House of Commons of Canada
- 20th-century members of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario