Vincent Reynolds Smith (December 18, 1890 – May 3, 1960) was a lawyer and political figure in

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. He represented

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from 1934 to 1938 in the

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as a

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Life and career

Smith was born in

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, the son of Charles Reynolds Smith and Mary Gavin, and was educated at

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and

Dalhousie University Dalhousie University (commonly known as Dal) is a large public research university in Nova Scotia, Canada, with three campuses in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Halifax, a fourth in Bible Hill, Nova Scotia, Bible Hill, and a second medical school campus ...

. His brother

Robert Knowlton Smith Robert Knowlton Smith (28 December 1887 – 26 October 1973) was a Conservative member of the House of Commons of Canada. He was born in Amherst, Nova Scotia and became a barrister. Smith studied at St. Francis Xavier University and the Da ...

was also a politician, serving in the

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from 1925 to 1935. He opened a law practice in Regina in 1914, later moving to

. In 1915, Smith married Rita Fitzgerald. Smith was defeated by

Alan Carl Stewart Alan Carl Stewart (September 27, 1893 – July 26, 1958) was a Canadian provincial and federal politician. Born in Moosomin, Saskatchewan, the son of Robert Whiteside Stewart and Savilla Mary Maud, he was educated in Moosomin and at the Unive ...

when he ran for reelection to the assembly in 1938. He was a prominent member of the

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, founding the Yorkton Council and serving as its first Grand Knight. In 1944, Smith was named a district court judge, serving first in

Kerrobert Kerrobert is a town in west central Saskatchewan. It has a population of 970 (2021). Kerrobert is served by Highway 21, Highway 31, and Highway 51 as well as the Canadian Pacific Railway. It is approximately east of the Saskatchewan/Alberta ...

, then

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. He died in

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at the age of 69. His daughter,

Sally Merchant Maria Margharita "Sally" Merchant (October 1, 1919 – April 1, 2007) was a Saskatchewan television personality and political figure. She was the only Liberal MLA elected to represent Saskatoon in the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan from ...

, and her son – his grandson, Tony Merchant both served in the Saskatchewan assembly. His great-granddaughter is television personality

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References

1890 births 1960 deaths Canadian Roman Catholics Judges in Saskatchewan People from Amherst, Nova Scotia Saskatchewan Liberal Party MLAs 20th-century members of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan {{Liberal-Saskatchewan-MLA-stub