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Preceded by
  
Name
  
Franklin Smoke

Profession
  
barrister

Political party
  
Conservative

Succeeded by
  

Born
  
24 August 1860South Dumfries Township, Canada West (
1860-08-24
)

Died
  
27 February 1937(1937-02-27) (aged 76)

Spouse(s)
  
Mary Evaline Stocktonm. 11 August 1886

Franklin Smoke (24 August 1860 – 27 February 1937) was a Conservative member of the Canadian House of Commons. He was born in South Dumfries Township, Canada West and became a barrister.

Smoke attended public and secondary schools at Paris, Ontario then proceeded to studies at Osgoode Hall Law School. In 1908, he was appointed King's Counsel.

In the 1919 Ontario election, Smoke was an unsuccessful candidate for provincial office. His campaign for federal office in the 1925 general election was successful, winning a Parliament seat at Brant riding. He was re-elected in 1926 and 1930 then defeated by George Wood of the Liberal party in the 1935 election.

References

Franklin Smoke Wikipedia


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