Samuel Hardman Smith
SAMUEL Hardman Smith was born at the Grange in Hethersett on July 22nd, 1868, the son of James and Sarah (nee Sunter) Smith.
The family emigrated to the United States in 1880 where his father farmed at LeMars, Iowa.
Samuel attended high school in Iowa and farmed with his father until 1897 when he moved with his brother to Carberry, Manitoba, in Canada where he again engaged in farming and later real estate.
In 1901 he moved to Edmonton where he formed the Western Reality Company Ltd and had interests in coal mining and other industrial enterprises. He became vice-president of Western Clays Ltd and vice president of Sandeman and Cope Company Ltd.
He served as an Alderman of Edmonton Council from 1906 to 1907 and was a member of the Edmonton Club and a leading light in the Anglican Church and the Liberal Party. He married Florence White in 1907.
The family emigrated to the United States in 1880 where his father farmed at LeMars, Iowa.
Samuel attended high school in Iowa and farmed with his father until 1897 when he moved with his brother to Carberry, Manitoba, in Canada where he again engaged in farming and later real estate.
In 1901 he moved to Edmonton where he formed the Western Reality Company Ltd and had interests in coal mining and other industrial enterprises. He became vice-president of Western Clays Ltd and vice president of Sandeman and Cope Company Ltd.
He served as an Alderman of Edmonton Council from 1906 to 1907 and was a member of the Edmonton Club and a leading light in the Anglican Church and the Liberal Party. He married Florence White in 1907.