George Robert Smith (Canadian politician)
George Robert Smith (February 17, 1860 – February 20, 1922) was a Canadian politician.

Biography 
Born in Newark, New Jersey, Smith emigrated to Canada in 1876. He was a co-founder and president of the Canadian Mining Institute. He was president of Canadian Auto and Taxicab and was a member of the Montreal Board of Trade.

Smith served in the Canadian Militia as a Major with the Richmond based 11th Hussars in command of a Squadron.

He was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Quebec for Mégantic in 1897. A Liberal, he was acclaimed in 1900 and re-elected in 1904. He was defeated in 1908. He was appointed to the Legislative Council of Quebec for Victoria in 1911. He died in office in Sherbrooke, Quebec in 1922.

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1860 births
1922 deaths
American emigrants to Canada
Quebec Liberal Party MLCs
Quebec Liberal Party MNAs
Politicians from Newark, New Jersey
Anglophone Quebec people
Canadian Militia officers
7th/11th Hussars officers