Benjamin Smith (Nova Scotia politician), Date of Birth, Date of Death
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Canadian farmer, land surveyor and political figure in Nova Scotia
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About Benjamin Smith (Nova Scotia politician)
- 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.
- Smith was married twice: first to Mary Oxley in 1812 and then to Eliza Cole in 1826.
- He served fifty years as a justice of the peace and was deputy government surveyor.
- Smith died in Newport at the age of 86. His brother Richard also served in the assembly.
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