John S. Smiley

John Stanley Smiley (January 20, 1885 – August 21, 1945) was a Canadian politician. He represented the electoral district of Cumberland in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1933 to 1937. He was a member of the Nova Scotia Liberal Party.[1]

John S. Smiley
MLA for Cumberland
In office
1933–1937
Preceded byArchibald Terris
Daniel George McKenzie
Succeeded byArchie B. Smith
Personal details
Born(1885-01-20)January 20, 1885
Milltown, New Brunswick
DiedAugust 21, 1945(1945-08-21) (aged 60)
Halifax, Nova Scotia
Political partyNova Scotia Liberal Party
Occupationlawyer

Smiley was born in 1885 at Milltown, New Brunswick.[2] He was educated at Mount Allison University and Dalhousie University, and was a lawyer by career.[2] He married Celia Ganong Kierstead in 1909.[2] Smiley first attempted to enter provincial politics in the 1928 election, but was defeated.[3] He ran again in 1933, and was elected in the dual-member Cumberland County riding with Conservative Percy Chapman Black.[4] In the 1937 election, Smiley was defeated by the two Conservative candidates, Black and Archie B. Smith.[5] In 1938, Smiley was appointed a judge of the Nova Scotia Supreme Court.[2] Smiley died at Halifax on August 21, 1945.[2]

References

  1. "Electoral History for Cumberland County" (PDF). Nova Scotia Legislative Library. Retrieved 2015-05-10.
  2. Elliott, Shirley B. (1984). The Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia, 1758–1983 : a biographical directory. Public Archives of Nova Scotia. p. 200. ISBN 0-88871-050-X. Retrieved 2018-05-15.
  3. "Summary Results from 1867 to 2011" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. p. 44. Retrieved 2015-05-10.
  4. "Returns of General Election for the House of Assembly 1933" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. p. 20. Retrieved 2015-05-10.
  5. "Returns of General Election for the House of Assembly 1937" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. p. 25. Retrieved 2015-05-10.
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