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Franklin Smoke

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Franklin Smoke
Member of Parliament
for Brant
In office
October 1925 – October 1935
Preceded byWilliam Charles Good
Succeeded byGeorge Wood
Personal details
Born(1860-08-24)24 August 1860
South Dumfries Township, Canada West
Died27 February 1937(1937-02-27) (aged 76)
Political partyConservative
Spouse(s)Mary Evaline Stockton
m. 11 August 1886[1]
Professionbarrister

Franklin Smoke (24 August 1860 – 27 February 1937) was a Conservative member of the House of Commons of Canada. 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.[1]

In the 1919 Ontario election, Smoke was an unsuccessful candidate for provincial office.[1] 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.

Electoral record

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1935 Canadian federal election: Brant
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal George Ernest Wood 4,294 44.5 -1.7
Conservative Franklin Smoke 3,587 37.2 -16.7
Reconstruction Cuthbert Mainwaring Burt 1,277 13.2
Co-operative Commonwealth William James Anderson 494 5.1
Total valid votes 9,652 100.0
1930 Canadian federal election: Brant
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Franklin Smoke 5,094 53.8 +2.9
Liberal John Harold 4,372 46.2 -2.9
Total valid votes 9,466 100.0
Source: lop.parl.ca
1926 Canadian federal election: Brant
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Franklin Smoke 4,218 50.9 -5.8
Liberal–Progressive Thomas Scott Davidson 4,065 49.1 +5.8
Total valid votes 8,283 100.0
1925 Canadian federal election: Brant
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Franklin Smoke 4,151 56.7 +17.8
Progressive Edgar Howard Standing 3,173 43.3 +2.5
Total valid votes 7,324 100.0

References

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  1. ^ a b c Normandin, A.L. (1932). Canadian Parliamentary Guide.
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