Lieutenant-Colonel William Osborne Smith (1833 – 11 May 1887) was the first Acting Commissioner of the North-West Mounted Police, from 25 September to 17 October 1873.

When his unit was transferred to Bermuda in 1859, Osborne Smith, then a lieutenant, sold his commission and became a merchant in Montreal.

[citation needed] He returned to Wales and died in Swansea in 1887.

The Osborne Village is part of the federal riding of Winnipeg South Centre and a major area of cultural influence, including the gay village.

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