George Harold Smith (1866 – 21 April 1936) was a Reform Party Member of Parliament in New Zealand. Smith was born at

Masterton Masterton () is a large town in the Wellington Region, Greater Wellington Region of New Zealand that operates as the seat of the Masterton District (a territorial authority or local-government district). It is the largest town in the Wairarapa ...

in 1866, the son of Major

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. Smith unsuccessfully contested the

Pahiatua Pahiatua () is a rural service town in the south-eastern North Island of New Zealand with a population of . It is between Masterton and Woodville, New Zealand, Woodville on New Zealand State Highway 2, State Highway 2 and along the Wairarapa Lin ...

electorate in the against the incumbent, John O'Meara, of the

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. He won the Pahiatua electorate in a 1916 by-election after the death of the previous MP, James Escott, and retired in

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* * 1866 births 1936 deaths Reform Party (New Zealand) MPs Unsuccessful candidates in the 1899 New Zealand general election Unsuccessful candidates in the 1928 New Zealand general election People from Masterton Members of the New Zealand House of Representatives New Zealand MPs for North Island electorates Colony of New Zealand people {{NewZealand-politician-stub