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
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
Smart was a city councillor in Westmount in 1910.
Member of the legislature/military career
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
Smart was appointed to the Legislative Council of Quebec in 1936, but the institution did not resume its activities until after he died.
Death
He died on June 4, 1937.
References
- ^ "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
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