Franklin Smoke

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.

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	(1860-08-24)24 August 1860 South Dumfries Township, Canada West
Died	27 February 1937(1937-02-27) (aged 76)
Political party	Conservative
Spouse(s)	Mary Evaline Stockton m. 11 August 1886
Profession	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.

In the 1919 Ontario election, Smoke was an unsuccessful candidate for provincial office. 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

External links

• Franklin Smoke – Parliament of Canada biography