Alfred Smyth (politician)

Alfred George Smyth (17 June 1879 – 27 October 1959) was a New South Wales-born Western Samoan politician.

[1] He started work at Burns Philp in Thursday Island and married Emily Richmond Brown in 1901, after which the couple moved to Bowen, Queensland and then Charters Towers.

[5] When Smyth was due to return to Western Samoa on 28 December 1929, the Mau movement planned a major reception for him.

Smyth was then considered for deportation again; although Governor Stephen Allen described him as an "ass", he decided that another stint in exile was unjustified.

Although he was widely considered the favourite candidate, he was forced to withdraw his candidacy due to his employer's opposition.

[1] He ran for re-election in the 1938 elections as a member of the United Progressive Party,[7] but was defeated by Olaf Frederick Nelson and Charles Dawson.