He represented the electoral district of Cumberland County in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1937 to 1945.
[1] Born in 1896 at Rodney, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, Smith was a lumber dealer, farmer and contractor by career.
[2] Smith entered provincial politics in 1937, when he was elected in the dual-member Cumberland County riding with Conservative Percy Chapman Black.
[3] Following Black's resignation, Smith served with Conservative Leonard William Fraser.
[5] On September 26, 1951, Smith was involved in an automobile accident in Kemptown, Nova Scotia.