Career
Born in Newark, New Jersey, Smith emigrated to Canada in 1876. 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.