George Byron Smith

George Byron Smith
Member of Provincial Parliament
In office 1886–1894
Preceded by	George Badgerow
Succeeded by	John Richardson
Constituency	York East
Personal details
Born	(1839-03-07)March 7, 1839 Newtonville, Upper Canada
Died	December 13, 1917(1917-12-13) (aged 78) Los Angeles, California
Political party	Liberal
Spouse	Maria Allan
Children	2
Occupation	Businessman

George Byron Smith (March 7, 1839 – December 13, 1917) was an Ontario merchant and political figure. He represented York East in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario as a Liberal member from 1886 to 1894. He was born in Newtonville, Upper Canada in 1839, the son of N.C. Smith, and was employed as a clerk in his father's business at the age of thirteen. In 1861, he opened his own store at St. Mary's. In the same year, he married Maria Allan. Smith served on the town council there. In 1875, he opened a wholesale dry goods outlet in Toronto, in partnership with a former employee, Duncan Henderson, and moved to Toronto. The store in St. Mary's was managed by another former employee, now a partner, Jeremiah White. Smith also served as an alderman for the city of Toronto. He died on a trip to Los Angeles in 1917.

External links

• The Canadian parliamentary companion, 1891 JA Gemmill
• Ontario Legislative Assembly parliamentary history
• The Canadian Biographical Dictionary and Portrait Gallery of Eminent and Self-made Men. Vol. Ontario. Toronto: American Biographical Publishing Company. 1880. pp. 581–583.