Career
He represented the electoral district of Cumberland County in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1937 to 1945. Born in 1896 at Rodney, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, Smith was a lumber dealer, farmer and contractor by career. Smith served as a municipal councillor in Cumberland County for 12 years.
Smith entered provincial politics in 1937, when he was elected in the dual-member Cumberland County riding with Conservative Percy Chapman Black.
Following Black"s resignation, Smith served with Conservative Leonard William Fraser. He was defeated when he ran for re-election in 1945, finishing third behind Cochrane and Liberal Martin J. Kaufman.
On September 26, 1951, Smith was involved in an automobile accident in Kemptown, Nova Scotia. He died as a result of his injuries at Truro on October 2.