Harold Smith (New Zealand politician)
New Zealand politician
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George Harold Smith (1866 – 21 April 1936) was a Reform Party Member of Parliament in New Zealand.
| Years | Term | Electorate | Party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1916–1919 | 19th | Pahiatua | Reform | ||
Smith was born at Masterton in 1866,[1] the son of Major J. Valentine Smith.[2]
Smith unsuccessfully contested the Pahiatua electorate in the 1899 election against the incumbent, John O'Meara, of the Liberal Party.[3]
He won the Pahiatua electorate in a 1916 by-election after the death of the previous MP, James Escott, and retired in 1919.[4]
