Samuel Hardman Smith was a politician in Alberta

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, and a municipal councillor in Edmonton

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Biography

Samuel Smith was born at The Grange, Hethersett

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, Norfolk

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, England

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, on July 22, 1868. His family moved to Iowa

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 in 1880 to farm near LeMars, where Smith attended high school. Upon graduating, he farmed with his father until 1897 when he and his brother moved to Carberry, Manitoba

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. There, Smith farmed and later entered the real estate business.

He moved to Edmonton in 1901. He formed a real estate company - Western Realty Company, Ltd. - and had interests in coal mining and other businesses. He was vice president of Western Clays, Ltd. and of Sandeman & Cope Company, Ltd.

In the 1905 municipal election

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, he ran for alderman on Edmonton City Council

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. He placed third of ten candidates, and was one four candidates elected to a two year term. He completed his term, but did not seek re-election at its expiration and did not re-enter politics thereafter.

In 1907 he married Florence White.

Samuel Smith was active with the Edmonton Club, the Anglican Church, and the Liberal Party

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