Edwin Cleghorn Smith (1852 – May 16, 1924) was a miner, rancher and political figure in

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. He represented East Kootenay South in the

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from 1900 to 1903. His name also appears as Edwin Clarke Smith. He was born in

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and educated at Ashswamp Academy there. Smith came to British Columbia in 1893. He took part of the discovery of the Sullivan Mine in

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and became one of the owners. He ran unsuccessfully as a Liberal for the Fernie seat in the assembly in 1903. He never sought provincial office again. He died in Cranbrook at the age of 73.

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1852 births 1924 deaths Independent MLAs in British Columbia American emigrants to Canada 20th-century members of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia {{Independent-BritishColumbia-MLA-stub