Background
Smith, Edwin Thomas was born on April 6, 1830. Son of late Edwin Smith of Walsall.
Smith, Edwin Thomas was born on April 6, 1830. Son of late Edwin Smith of Walsall.
Studied at Queen Mary's Grammar School.
Mayor of Kensington and Norwood, 1868, 1869, 1870, 1872, and 1873. Of Adelaide, 1880, 1881, 1882, 1887, and 1888. Minister of Education, 1884.
Commissioner of International Exhibitions at Philadelphia, 1876.
Paris, 1878; Sydney, 1880. Melbourne, 1881; Colonial and Indian Exhibition, 1886.
Melbourne Centennial Exhibition, 1869 1SS8. Vice-President and Promoter of Adelaide Jubilee Exhibition, 1887.
Member of House of Assembly of South Australia, 1872-1893.
Member of Legislative Council of South Australia since 1894. Justice of the Peace of the Colony. Chairman of Trustees of Savings Bank of South Australia, of National Park Commissioners, and of Old Colonists’ Association.
Member of numerous Institutions.
Clubs: Adelaide, Commercial Travellers’.