Franklin Smoke

Franklin Smoke
Member of Parliament
for Brant
In office
October 1925 – October 1935
Preceded byWilliam Charles Good
Succeeded byGeorge Wood
Personal details
Born(1860-08-24)24 August 1860
South Dumfries Township, Canada West
Died27 February 1937(1937-02-27) (aged 76)
Political partyConservative
Spouse(s)Mary Evaline Stockton
m. 11 August 1886[1]
Professionbarrister

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.

  1. ^ a b c Normandin, A.L. (1932). Canadian Parliamentary Guide.