Date of Birth: 29/10/1890
Place of Birth: Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia
Date of Death: 15/12/1973
Place of Death: Camperdown, New South Wales, Australia
Parliamentary Service
| Member of the NSW Legislative Council |
21 Dec 1925 |
22 Apr 1934 |
8 years 4 months 2 days |
Life Appointment under the Constitution Act. Date of Writ of Summons 21 December 1925 |
Political Party Activity
Australian Labor Party (ALP), president of Goulburn Electorate Council in 1925, expelled from party in 1926 for failing to vote for the abolition of the Legislative Council; federal Labor in 1933.
Qualifications, occupations and interests
Schoolteacher. Educated at University of Sydney., BA 1912, MA (Hons) 1920; joined Education Department, taught at Cleveland Street 1912 - 1915, North Sydney High School 1915 - 1921, Goulburn 1921 - 1927, Sydney Boys High School and Canterbury 1927 - 1930, headmaster at Nowra Intermediate High School 1930 - 1936, inspector for Albury district 1936 - 1954, retired.
Membership of other Parliaments & Offices Held
Local Government Activity
Personal
Son of Duncan Smith, master mariner, and Ada Genge. Married Marcella Gertrude Smyth on 26 September 1914 and had issue, 2 daughters and 2 sons. Roman Catholic. Buried in Roman Catholic cemetery at Rookwood from Wentworthville Presbyterian Church.
