Arnold Neilson Smith

Arnold Neilson Smith (8 June 1889 – 24 July 1957) was a member of the Liberal party who served in the House of Commons of Canada. Born in Cornwall, Ontario, Smith was a shipowner by profession.

Arnold Neilson Smith
Member of Parliament for Stormont
In office September 1926 – May 1930
Preceded by	Charles James Hamilton
Succeeded by	Frank Thomas Shaver
Personal details
Born	Arnold Neilson Smith (1889-06-08)8 June 1889 Cornwall, Ontario, Canada
Died	24 July 1957(1957-07-24) (aged 68)
Political party	Liberal
Spouse(s)	Jane Bates m. 15 September 1914[1]
Profession	shipowner

Smith attended public and secondary schools at Cornwall. He was active in various roles, including serving as president of the Cornwall Board of Trade and of Stuebing Lift Truck Systems Ltd. He also held the positions of president and manager of the Montreal and Cornwall Navigation Company. Additionally, Smith served as a Life-Governor Cornwall General Hospital and as Deputy Chief Commissioner of the Liquor Control Board of Ontario.^[1]

He was first elected to Parliament at the Stormont riding in the 1926 general election. He served one term before being defeated by Frank Thomas Shaver of the Conservatives in the 1930 federal election.

Electoral record

v t e 1926 Canadian federal election: Stormont
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Arnold Neilson Smith	6,623	52.1
	Conservative	Charles James Hamilton	6,083	47.9
Total valid votes			12,706
Source: Elections Canada[2] and Canada Elections Database[3]

v t e 1930 Canadian federal election: Stormont
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Frank Thomas Shaver	7,901	51.9
	Liberal	Arnold Neilson Smith	7,326	48.1
Total valid votes			15,227
Turnout (based on valid votes; total votes not available)			15,227	86.06
Eligible voters			17,649
Source: Elections Canada[4] and Canada Elections Database[5]