Alfred Waldron Smithers

Alfred Waldron Smithers

Sir Alfred Waldron Smithers (4 October 1850 – 22 August 1924) was a British financier and parliamentarian. He was deputy chairman of the South Eastern and Chatham Railway for some years, and head of the Grand Trunk Railway in Canada until it was nationalised in 1921 in circumstances of some controversy. He was Coalition Unionist member of parliament for Chislehurst from 1918 to 1922. His son Waldron Smithers was later elected to this constituency.

Smithers, British Columbia is named in his honour. [ [http://www.canadianencyclopedia.ca/index.cfm?PgNm=TCE&Params=A1ARTA0007493 Smithers ] at www.canadianencyclopedia.ca]

References

*Obituary, "The Times", 23 August, 1924.


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Поможем сделать НИР

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Alfred Waldron — may refer to:*Alfred Waldron (footballer), Australian rules footballer for Norwood *Alfred M. Waldron, American Republican politician *Alfred Waldron Smithers, British financier and parliamentarian …   Wikipedia

  • Waldron Smithers — Sir Waldron Smithers (5 October 1880 ndash; 9 December 1954) was a Conservative Party politician in the United Kingdom.Smithers was educated at Charterhouse and in France and became a member of the London Stock Exchange. He was the eldest son of… …   Wikipedia

  • Smithers (name) — Smithers is a surname. Notable people sharing the Smithers surname Listed here are people who share the Smithers surname, organized by birth year, to assist in assembling a view of the geographic distribution of this surname over time. [List… …   Wikipedia

  • List of Conservative Party (UK) MPs — This is a list of Conservative Party MPs. It includes all Members of Parliament elected to the British House of Commons representing the Conservative Party from 1834 onwards. Members of the Scottish Parliament, the Welsh Assembly or the European… …   Wikipedia

  • Orpington (UK Parliament constituency) — Orpington Borough constituency for the House of Commons Boundary of Orpington in Greater London for the 2010 general election …   Wikipedia

  • The Long Walk to Finchley — BBC DVD Cover Starring Andrea Riseborough, Rory Kinnear, Samuel West, Geoffrey Palmer Composer(s) …   Wikipedia

  • Causes de la mort de Jane Austen — Portrait à l aquarelle de Jane Austen (1775 1817) réalisé vers 1810, par sa sœur Cassandra Austen. National Portrait Gallery, Londres …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Chislehurst (UK Parliament constituency) — Chislehurst Former County constituency for the House of Commons County Kent 1918 (1918)– …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”