Benjamin Smith (August 23, 1786 – March 25, 1873) was a farmer, land surveyor and political figure in Nova Scotia.
He represented Hants County in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1836 to 1847 and from 1851 to 1855 as a Conservative.
He was born in Kennetcook, Nova Scotia, the son of Colonel William Smith and Susannah Lake.
He served fifty years as a justice of the peace and was deputy government surveyor.
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