Albert James Smith
| The Hon. Sir Albert James Smith | |
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 Hon. Sir Albert James Smith, April 1868 | |
| Premier of the Colony of New Brunswick | |
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In office September 21, 1865 – April 14, 1866 | |
| Preceded by | Samuel Leonard Tilley |
| Succeeded by | Peter Mitchell |
| Member of the Canadian Parliament for Westmorland | |
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In office 1867–1882 | |
| Succeeded by | Josiah Wood |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
March 12, 1822 Shediac, New Brunswick |
| Died |
June 30, 1883 (aged 61) Dorchester, New Brunswick |
| Resting place | Dorchester Rural Cemetery |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Spouse(s) | Sarah Marie Young (m. 1868) |
| Children | one son (d. 30 June 1883) |
Sir Albert James Smith KCMG PC QC (March 12, 1822 – June 30, 1883) was a New Brunswick politician and opponent of Canadian confederation. Smith's grandfather was a United Empire Loyalist who left Massachusetts to settle in New Brunswick after the American Revolution.
Smith entered politics in 1852 entering the House of Assembly as an opponent of the Tory compact that ran the colony and became a leading reform and advocate of responsible government which was granted to the colony in 1854. Smith became a member of the reform government that took power that year and went on to become Attorney-General in 1861 under Premier Samuel Leonard Tilley. Smith split with Tilley over railway policy and Canadian confederation with Smith becoming leader of the Anti-Confederates winning the 1865 election but was forced from office the next year by the lieutenant-governor.
He was Created a QC in 1862.
Smith reconciled with Confederation after it became a fact and became minister of fisheries in the Liberal government of Alexander Mackenzie in 1873. He died in 1883, and was interred in Dorchester Rural Cemetery.
Further reading
- J. E. Belliveau, 1976, The Splendid Life of Albert Smith and the Women he Left Behind, Windsor, NS: Lancelot Press
References
- "Albert James Smith". Dictionary of Canadian Biography (online ed.). University of Toronto Press. 1979–2016.
- Albert James Smith – Parliament of Canada biography
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by Peter Mitchell (politician) |
Minister of Marine and Fisheries 1873–1878 |
Succeeded by James Colledge Pope |
| Preceded by Antoine-Aimé Dorion |
Minister of Justice 1874 |
Succeeded by Télesphore Fournier |
| British Crown colony (1854–67) | |
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| Canadian Province (1867–present) | |
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| Ministers of Marine and Fisheries (1867–1930)1 | |
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| Ministers of Marine (1930–36)2 | |
| Ministers of Fisheries (1930–69) | |
| Minister of Fisheries and Forestry (1969–71) | |
| Ministers of the Environment (1971–76)3 |
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| Ministers of State (Fisheries) (1974–76) | |
| Minister of Fisheries and the Environment (1976–79) | |
| Ministers of Fisheries and Oceans (1979–2015) | |
| Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard (2015–) | |
1The office of Minister of Marine and Fisheries was abolished and the offices of Minister of Fisheries and Minister of Marine were created in 1930 2The offices of Minister of Marine and Minister of Railways and Canals were abolished and the office of Minister of Transport was created in 1936 3From 1971 to 1976 the Minister of the Environment was also the Minister of Fisheries. | |