Edward Metcalfe Smith
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Edward Metcalfe Smith (1839–1907) was an ironsand armourer and Liberal Party politician in New Zealand.
Smith was born on January 10, 1839, in Bradley, Staffordshire, England, his father was a sculptor named Charles Smith, and his mother was Maria Joiner.
He served as an MP (member of the New Zealand House of Representatives), representing New Plymouth (1890-1896), and representing Taranaki district from (1890-1907, excepting 1896-1899), having won his MP seat in the general elections of, among others, 1899, 1902, and 1905, after coming in second place in the 1896 general election.
On April 19, 1907, Smith died from injuries he received from a fall from a railway carriage in New Plymouth. He was survived by his seven sons, three daughters, and his wife Mary Ann. Smith's son, Sydney George Smith later followed in his political footsteps and became the MP for Taranaki.
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- techhistory.co.nz Bio
- The Saga of New Zealand Steel
- Lambert, Ron. 'Smith, Edward Metcalf', 1839 - 1907, Dictionary of New Zealand Biography
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