Ernest Smith
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Ernest D'Israeli Smith (1853 - 1948)

Ernest D'Israeli "E.D." Smith
Born in Winona, Saltfleet, Wentworth, Canada Westmap
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Son of and
Brother of , , , and
Husband of — married 24 Mar 1886 in West York, Ontario, Canadamap
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Father of , and
Died at age 94 in Winona, Hamilton-Wentworth, Ontario, Canadamap
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Ernest Smith is/was a significant Ontarian .
E.D. Smith was an Ontario politician and businessman who founded the food company bearing his name.[1] E.D. Smith and Sons, Ltd. was the first Canadian company to make jams and jellies commercially.[2]

Born in 1854, he was the son of Sylvester Smith, a grain farmer, and Damaris McGee. He married Christina A. Armstrong in 1886.[3] They had a daughter and two sons.

Filling Cans with Damson Plum Jam, E.D. Smith's, 1911

Smith represented Wentworth in the House of Commons from 1900 until his appointment to the Senate in 1913. After 32 years as a Senator, he retired at the age of 92. He died in 1948.[4] He is buried in Stoney Creek Cemetery.[5]


Sources

  1. ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "E. D. Smith," Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=E._D._Smith&oldid=740474705 (accessedSeptember 8, 2017).
  2. ↑ Obituaries. (1948, Oct 16). The Globe and Mail (1936-Current) Retrieved from ProQuest
  3. ↑ "Ontario Marriages, 1869-1927," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FMJ5-SDN : 10 April 2015), Ernest D Smith and Christina A Armstrong, 24 Mar 1886; citing registration , West York, Ontario, Canada, Archives of Ontario, Toronto; FHL microfilm 1,870,215.
  4. ↑ Obituaries. (1948, Oct 16). The Globe and Mail (1936-Current) Retrieved from ProQuest
  5. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #161026794

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