Background
Smith was born at Leicester, England in 1819 to Richard Smith and arrived in New South Wales as a young boy around 1824.
Smith was born at Leicester, England in 1819 to Richard Smith and arrived in New South Wales as a young boy around 1824.
By 1845 he had travelled to Brisbane and established the Kangaroo Point Boiling Down Works, the Marie Boiling Down Works and a Sawmill. His term ended on 29 February 1856. After Queensland had separated from New South Wales, Smith was appointed to the Queensland Legislative Assembly on 3 July 1863.
Smith was declared insolvent in 1866 and as a consequence resigned from the Council.
After his resignation he became a crown law agent in Ipswich, before his appointment as a land commissioner in the Moreton area.
Smith became an elected member of the New South Wales Legislative council on 1 March 1853, representing the Pastoral Districts of Moreton, Wide Bay, Burnett, and Maranoa.