Franklin Smoke | |
|---|---|
| Member of Parliament for Brant | |
| In office October 1925 – October 1935 | |
| Preceded by | William Charles Good |
| Succeeded by | George Wood |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 24 August 1860 South Dumfries Township, Canada West |
| Died | 27 February 1937 (aged 76) |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Spouse(s) | Mary Evaline Stockton m. 11 August 1886[1] |
| Profession | barrister |
Franklin Smoke (24 August 1860 – 27 February 1937) was a Conservative member of the House of Commons of Canada. He was born in South Dumfries Township, Canada West and became a barrister.
Smoke attended public and secondary schools at Paris, Ontario then proceeded to studies at Osgoode Hall Law School. In 1908, he was appointed King's Counsel.[1]
In the 1919 Ontario election, Smoke was an unsuccessful candidate for provincial office.[1] His campaign for federal office in the 1925 general election was successful, winning a Parliament seat at Brant riding. He was re-elected in 1926 and 1930 then defeated by George Wood of the Liberal party in the 1935 election.
Electoral record
| 1935 Canadian federal election: Brant | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | George Ernest Wood | 4,294 | 44.5 | -1.7 | ||||
| Conservative | Franklin Smoke | 3,587 | 37.2 | -16.7 | ||||
| Reconstruction | Cuthbert Mainwaring Burt | 1,277 | 13.2 | |||||
| Co-operative Commonwealth | William James Anderson | 494 | 5.1 | |||||
| Total valid votes | 9,652 | 100.0 | ||||||
| 1930 Canadian federal election: Brant | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Conservative | Franklin Smoke | 5,094 | 53.8 | +2.9 | ||||
| Liberal | John Harold | 4,372 | 46.2 | -2.9 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 9,466 | 100.0 | ||||||
| 1926 Canadian federal election: Brant | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Conservative | Franklin Smoke | 4,218 | 50.9 | -5.8 | ||||
| Liberal–Progressive | Thomas Scott Davidson | 4,065 | 49.1 | +5.8 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 8,283 | 100.0 | ||||||
| 1925 Canadian federal election: Brant | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Conservative | Franklin Smoke | 4,151 | 56.7 | +17.8 | ||||
| Progressive | Edgar Howard Standing | 3,173 | 43.3 | +2.5 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 7,324 | 100.0 | ||||||
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