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♂ Robert Knowlton Smith
aliasRobert Smith
Record
57720 · 10136

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Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 100%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 3 0 3
Birth 28 December 1887 → 136 years + 4 months ago
Lived 85 years + 9 months
First mandate 29 October 1925 → 98 years + 6 months ago
↳ at age 37 years + 10 months
Death 26 October 1973 → 50 years + 6 months ago
Exit → Death 38 years + 13 days after 13 October 1935
Special notes
None
 
Robert Knowlton Smith (1887–1973)
© Photo 1927 — Public domain
Family ties with other documented individuals
⊕ E.F. Anthony Merchant (c. 1944–) Grand-nephew  
⊖ Maria M. (Sally) Merchant (1919–2007) Niece  
⊖ Vincent R. Smith (1890–1960) Brother  
 

Length of service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Canada 9 11 12

Electoral history

Races 3  
Path points 4  
2 documented challengers
⊖ Hance J. Logan  m 
 		 ⊖ John S. Smiley  m 
 
Eligible: 21,341 Votes: 14,783 Participation: 69.27% Candidacies: 2
Federal
15		 Nova Scotia
29 October 1925
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
 LC  29 Jun 1926
ID: 21848(F) — 26 Jun 2023 20:40 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
37
LC
 1/2 8,492 57.44% +2,201 Loser:
LIB
 6,291 42.56% Hance J. Logan
After his election:
29 Jun 1926 38
LIB
 →
LC
 Change of government (became part of government)
Service: 10 months 15 days (Oppo. & Gov't)
Eligible: 21,341 Votes: 14,785 Participation: 69.28% Candidacies: 2
Federal
16		 Nova Scotia
14 September 1926
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 22102(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
38
LC
 1/2 8,176 55.30% +1,567 Loser:
LIB
 6,609 44.70% James A. Hanway

Service: 3 years 10 months 13 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 19,738 Votes: 16,255 Participation: 82.35% Candidacies: 2
Federal
17		 Nova Scotia
28 July 1930
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 22376(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
42
LC
 1/2 8,854 54.47% +1,453 Loser:
LIB
 7,401 45.53% John S. Smiley

Service: 5 years 2 months 15 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 22,239 Votes: 17,100 Participation: 76.89% Candidacies: 3
Federal
18		 Nova Scotia
14 October 1935
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 22648(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
47		 Successor:
LIB
 7,473 43.70% Kenneth J. Cochrane

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
Robert Knowlton Smith, K.C., M.P.		 10 Apr 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
Robert Knowlton Smith, C.R., député		 10 Apr 2024
EN Wikipedia
Robert Knowlton Smith		 10 Apr 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 10 Apr 2024 07:28 (but data presented dynamically)

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