The Honourable Sir Albert James Smith PC KCMG QC
Hon. Sir Albert James Smith, April 1868
Attorney General of Canada (Acting)
In office June 1, 1874 – July 7, 1874
Preceded by	Antoine-Aimé Dorion
Succeeded by	Télesphore Fournier
Premier of the Colony of New Brunswick
In office September 21, 1865 – April 14, 1866
Preceded by	Samuel Leonard Tilley
Succeeded by	Peter Mitchell
Member of theCanadian Parliament forWestmorland
In office 1867–1882
Succeeded by	Josiah Wood
Personal details
Born	(1822-03-12)March 12, 1822 Shediac, New Brunswick
Died	June 30, 1883(1883-06-30) (aged 61) Dorchester, New Brunswick
Resting place	Dorchester Rural Cemetery
Party	Liberal
Spouse	Sarah Marie Young ​ (m. 1868)​
Children	one son (d. 30 June 1883)

Sir Albert James SmithPC KCMG QC (March 12, 1822 – June 30, 1883) was aNew Brunswick politician and opponent ofCanadian Confederation. Smith's grandfather was aUnited Empire Loyalist who leftMassachusetts to settle in New Brunswick after theAmerican Revolution.

Smith entered politics in 1852 entering theHouse of Assembly as an opponent of the Tory compact that ran the colony and became a leading reform and advocate ofresponsible government which was granted to the colony in 1854. Smith became a member of the reform government that took power that year and went on to becomeAttorney-General in 1861 underPremierSamuel Leonard Tilley. Smith split with Tilley over railway policy andCanadian Confederation with Smith becoming leader of theAnti-Confederates winning the 1865 election but was forced from office the next year by thelieutenant-governor.

He was created aQueen's Counsel in 1862.

Smith reconciled with Confederation after it became a fact and became minister of fisheries in theLiberal government ofAlexander Mackenzie in 1873. He died in 1883, and was interred in Dorchester Rural Cemetery.

By-election: on Mr. Smith being appointed Minister of Marine and Fisheries:

• Belliveau, John Edward (1976).The Splendid Life of Albert Smith and the Women He Left Behind. Lancelot Press.
• Wallace, C.M. (1960).The life and times of Sir Albert James Smith. University of New Brunswick.

• "Albert James Smith".Dictionary of Canadian Biography (online ed.).University of Toronto Press. 1979–2016.
• Albert James Smith – Parliament of Canada biography

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