William Murray Smith (23 October 1930 – 1 October 2010) was a Progressive Conservative party member of the

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. He was born at Cardale, Manitoba and became a barrister by career. After an unsuccessful attempt in the 1957 election, Smith was elected at the

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riding in the 1958 general election and served one term, the

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, before his defeat at Winnipeg North in the 1962 election. He was also unsuccessful in his campaign at

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in the 1974 election. During the 1990s, Murray Smith became a key player in Royal Club International and then Chateau World where he was named as the President of that corporation. Smith died at the Agape Hospice in Calgary from cancer, aged 79.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Smith, Murray 1930 births 2010 deaths Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Manitoba Progressive Conservative Party of Canada MPs Deaths from cancer in Alberta 20th-century members of the House of Commons of Canada