Charles Allan Smart
Charles Allan Smart | |
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| Member of the Legislative Assembly of Quebec for Westmount | |
| In office 1912–1936 | |
| Preceded by | District created in 1912 |
| Succeeded by | William Ross Bulloch |
| Member of the Legislative Council of Quebec for Inkerman | |
| In office May 18, 1937 – June 4, 1937 | |
| Preceded by | George Bryson, Jr. |
| Succeeded by | Martin Fisher |
| Personal details | |
| Born | March 23, 1868 Montreal, Quebec |
| Died | June 4, 1937 (aged 69) Westmount, Quebec |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Military service | |
| Branch/service | Canadian Militia |
| Years of service | 1898-1919 |
| Rank | Brigadier General |
| Unit | 6th Duke of Connaught's Royal Canadian Hussars |
| Commands | 13th Scottish Light Dragoons Eastern Townships Cavalry Brigade 2nd Canadian Mounted Rifles Brigade 15th Canadian Brigade |
| Battles/wars | First World War |
Charles Allan Smart CMG (March 23, 1868 – June 4, 1937) was a Canadian politician and a seven-term Member of the Legislative Assembly of Quebec.[1]
Early life[edit]
He was born in Montreal, Quebec, on March 23, 1868. The son of Robert Smart, a shoemaker, originally from Aberdeen, and his wife Margaret Clark, from Arbroath, he was educated at the High School of Montreal. In 1881, he left school and became a clerk for with Alexander Buntin and Co., a stationery firm. In 1884, he moved to Tellier, Rothwell and Co., oil dealers, where he stayed for seven years.[2]
City Councillor[edit]
Smart was a city councillor in Westmount in 1910.
Member of the legislature/military career[edit]
He successfully ran as a Conservative candidate in the provincial district of Westmount in the 1912 election. He was re-elected in the 1916, 1919, 1923, 1927, 1931 and 1935 elections. He did not run for re-election in 1936.
Legislative Councillor[edit]
Smart was appointed to the Legislative Council of Quebec in 1936, but the institution did not resume its activities until after he died.
Death[edit]
He died on June 4, 1937.
References[edit]
- ^ "Biography". Dictionnaire des parlementaires du Québec de 1792 à nos jours (in French). National Assembly of Quebec.
- ^ Desmond Morton, Charles Allan Smart at biographi.org
- 1868 births
- 1937 deaths
- Canadian Militia officers
- 6th Duke of Connaught's Royal Canadian Hussars
- Canadian Expeditionary Force officers
- Canadian military personnel of World War I
- Conservative Party of Quebec MLCs
- Conservative Party of Quebec MNAs
- High School of Montreal alumni
- Military personnel from Montreal
- Politicians from Montreal
- Canadian Companions of the Order of St Michael and St George
- Canadian people of Scottish descent
- Anglophone Quebec people