Dr. Henry Richard "Harry" Smith

1873 - 1928  (54 years)

• Name	Henry Richard "Harry" Smith
  Prefix	Dr.
  Born	11 Sep 1873	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
  Gender	Male
  Name	Harry Smith
  Name	Henry Smith
  Occupation	1891	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Agriculuteral Laborer
  Residence	1891	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Anglican
  Occupation	1902	New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Medical Doctor
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-123715
  Died	1928	Edmonton, , Alberta, Canada   [5]
  Buried	Edmonton, , Alberta, Canada   [5]
  Person ID	I123715	Generations
  Last Modified	7 Nov 2024

  
  

  Father	William Crowe Smith,   b. CALC 3 Dec 1826, Sedgefield, , Durham, England ,   d. 20 Oct 1889, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age ~ 62 years)
  Mother	Henrietta Elizabeth Mallett,   b. 8 Mar 1834, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 18 Apr 1920, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 86 years)
  Family ID	F30728	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Mabel Naomi Rife,   b. 26 Dec 1872, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1934  (Age 61 years)
  Last Modified	12 Nov 2024
  Family ID	F43074	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Martha Doyle,   b. 1875,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Married	23 Jan 1902	Pilkington Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada   [4]
  Last Modified	12 Nov 2024
  Family ID	F46295	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Photos

  Richard Henry Smith Edmonton official gazette, p. 9

  
  

• Notes

  Henry Richard (Harry) Smith (September 11, 1873 \endash October 24, 1928) was a politician and physician in Alberta, Canada. He served on Edmonton City Council from 1912 until 1914 and as president of the Edmonton Conservative Association and the Alberta Medical Association. Early life Harry Smith was born September 11, 1873 in New Hamburg, Ontario. He was educated in Oxford County and at the Woodstock Collegiate Institute in Woodstock, Ontario, and studied medicine at Trinity University in Toronto, from which he graduated in 1899. He did post-graduate work in Edinburgh, Scotland and London, England, and was house surgeon at Toronto General Hospital upon his return. In 1901, he moved west to Alberta and practiced medicine in Star for a year and a half before relocating again to Edmonton. There he specialized in surgery. In 1910 he was elected president of the Alberta Medical Association, and in 1912 was appointed to the board of directors of Alberta College. In 1901, he married Martha Doyle, with whom he would have a daughter. Martha died in January 1901, and Smith married Mabel Rife, with whom he would have a son and a daughter. Politics Smith ran for the Edmonton public school board in the 1910 municipal election, but was defeated, finishing fourth of six candidates in an election in which the top three were elected. In 1912 he ran for and was elected as alderman on the Edmonton City Council, finishing first of seventeen candidates. He did not seek re-election at the conclusion of his two year term. Wikipedia 2013

  
  

• Sources

  [S140] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1881, Div. 4 Page 11. [S939] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1891, Div. 1 Page 66. [S655] z Vit - ON - Birth Registration, 22654 (1873), Richard Henry Smith. Richard Henry Smith b. 11 Sep 1873 Wilmot Township, s/o William Crow Smith (farmer) & Henretta Mallett [S721] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, marriage certificate (1902), Smith-Doyle. Name:Henry Richard Smith, Medical Doctor of New Hamburg, b. Pilkington Event Date: 23 Jan 1902 Event Place: Pilkington Township, Wellington, Ontario, Canada Age: 27 Father's Name: William C Smith Mother's Name: H Etta Mallett Spouse's Name: Martha Doyle, residence of Pilkington, b. Pilkington Spouse's Age: 26 Spouse's Father's Name: John Doyle Spouse's Mother's Name: Martha J Kitley [S2555] News - ON, Waterloo, New Hamburg - New Hamburg Independent (1917 -, Obituary of Dr. Harry Smith - Nov 2 1928 pg 5.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 11 Sep 1873 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Agriculuteral Laborer - 1891 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Anglican - 1891 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Medical Doctor - 1902 - New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 23 Jan 1902 - Pilkington Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada Died - 1928 - Edmonton, , Alberta, Canada Buried - - Edmonton, , Alberta, Canada  = Link to Google Earth