Jacob W. Smith
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Jacob W. Smith was a businessman and political figure in Saskatchewan
, Canada. He was mayor of Regina
in 1899, from 1902 to 1903 and from 1907 to 1908.
He was born in Carleton County
, Canada West, the son of John Smith and Ann Jane Watson. He moved to western Ontario with his family in 1852. Smith learned the trade of metal worker. He married Mary Jane Bole in 1875. In 1883, he came to Regina, where he opened a store and later established a hardware, plumbing and sheet metal business with a partner. Smith sold his business in 1913. He was also in business for a time as a coal merchant. He was the first mayor to serve after Regina was incorporated as a city in 1903. Smith served on the school board for five years and was a justice of the peace
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Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan is a prairie province in Canada, which has an area of . Saskatchewan is bordered on the west by Alberta, on the north by the Northwest Territories, on the east by Manitoba, and on the south by the U.S. states of Montana and North Dakota....
, Canada. He was mayor of Regina
Regina, Saskatchewan
Regina is the capital city of the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. The city is the second-largest in the province and a cultural and commercial centre for southern Saskatchewan. It is governed by Regina City Council. Regina is the cathedral city of the Roman Catholic and Romanian Orthodox...
in 1899, from 1902 to 1903 and from 1907 to 1908.
He was born in Carleton County
Carleton County, Ontario
Carleton County is the name of a historic county in Ontario, Canada. In 1969 it was superseded by the Regional Municipality of Ottawa-Carleton. In 2001 the Regional Municipality and the eleven local municipalities within it were replaced by the current City of Ottawa.-History:Carleton County was...
, Canada West, the son of John Smith and Ann Jane Watson. He moved to western Ontario with his family in 1852. Smith learned the trade of metal worker. He married Mary Jane Bole in 1875. In 1883, he came to Regina, where he opened a store and later established a hardware, plumbing and sheet metal business with a partner. Smith sold his business in 1913. He was also in business for a time as a coal merchant. He was the first mayor to serve after Regina was incorporated as a city in 1903. Smith served on the school board for five years and was a justice of the peace
Justice of the Peace
A justice of the peace is a puisne judicial officer elected or appointed by means of a commission to keep the peace. Depending on the jurisdiction, they might dispense summary justice or merely deal with local administrative applications in common law jurisdictions...
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