Vernor Smith
Vernor Smith | |
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| Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta | |
| In office July 18, 1921 – July 19, 1932 | |
| Preceded by | George P. Smith |
| Succeeded by | Chester Ronning |
| Constituency | Camrose |
| Alberta Minister of Railways and Telephones | |
| In office August 31, 1921 – July 19, 1932 | |
| Premier | Herbert Greenfield John Edward Brownlee |
| Preceded by | Charles Stewart |
| Succeeded by | George Hoadley (1934) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Vernor Winfield Smith February 17, 1864 |
| Died | July 19, 1932 (aged 68) |
| Party | United Farmers of Alberta |
| Spouse | Lily Bury |
| Relations | Mac DeMarco (great grandson) |
| Children | 5 |
| Occupation | Accountant, farmer |
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Vernor Winfield Smith (February 17, 1864 – July 19, 1932) was a politician in Alberta, Canada who served as the province's Minister of Railways and Telephones from 1921 until 1932. Born in 1864 in Prince Edward Island, he moved to British Columbia in 1883 where he worked for several railway companies as an accountant. In 1915 he moved to Camrose, Alberta to become a farmer. The same year, he married Lily Bury, with whom he would have five children.