15-951: Francis Smith may refer to: Government and politics [ edit ] Francis Smith (by 1516-1605) , member of parliament (MP) for Truro and Stafford Francis Smith, 2nd Viscount Carrington (c. 1621 – 1701), English peer Francis Ormand Jonathan Smith (1806–1876), US representative from Maine Francis Smith (Australian politician) (1819–1909), premier of Tasmania Frank Smith (British politician) (1854–1940), MP for Nuneaton, 1929–1931 Francis Henry Smith (1868–1936), Reform Party member of parliament in New Zealand Francis Smith (Missouri politician) (1905–1984), American politician from Missouri Francis R. Smith (1911–1982), U.S. representative from Pennsylvania Military [ edit ] Francis Smith (British Army officer) (1723–1791), British officer during
30-531: A by-election. Montague Edward Smith resigned after being appointed a Judge of the Court of Common Pleas , causing a by-election. Vivian was appointed a Lord Commissioner of the Treasury , causing a by-election. Vivian resigned after being appointed Under-Secretary of State for War . Williams' death caused a by-election. General Election 1914/15 : Another General Election was required to take place before
45-547: A publication containing all the enacted legislation applying to Ceylon, A Revised Edition of the Legislative Enactments of Ceylon . In 1913 he was appointed as the Postmaster General of Ceylon and Director of Telegraphs, succeeding Arthur Sampson Pagden, CMG. During his tenure, May 1920, the first post and telegraph museum was established in the telegraph school at Central Telegraph Office, with
60-539: A single Member by the first past the post system. In 1997, although there had been no changes to its boundaries, it was renamed as Truro and St Austell , reflecting the fact that St Austell by then had a larger population than Truro . 1950–1974 : The Borough of Truro, the Urban District of St Austell, the Rural District of Truro except the parish of Gwennap, and in the Rural District of St Austell
75-574: The House of Commons of England and later of Great Britain from 1295 until 1800, then in the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1801 to 1918 and finally from 1950 to 1997. Until 1885 it was a parliamentary borough , electing two members of parliament (MPs) by the plurality-at-large system of election; the name was then transferred to the surrounding county constituency , which elected
90-568: The Northwest Passage expedition of 1746 Others [ edit ] Francis Wilford-Smith (1927–2009), British cartoonist, graphic artist, and producer and archivist of blues music Francis Smith (priest) (fl. 1917–1959), South African Anglican priest Francis Palmer Smith (1886–1971), American architect based in Atlanta, Georgia, also known as Francis P. Smith Francis Smith (judge) (1847–1912), Sierra Leonean judge in
105-1502: The American Revolutionary War Francis Henney Smith (1812–1890), first superintendent of the Virginia Military Institute Francis Smith (RAAF officer) (1896–1961), Australian World War I flying ace F. Neale Smith (1930–2020), rear admiral in the United States Navy Business [ edit ] Francis Pettit Smith (1808–1874), British inventor of the screw propeller Francis Shubael Smith (1819–1887), American publisher Francis Marion Smith (1846–1931), American borax magnate Sports and entertainment [ edit ] Frank Smith (rugby union) (Francis Bede Smith; 1886–1954), Australian rugby union player Fran Smith Jr. (born 1952), bass guitarist for The Hooters Francie Larrieu Smith (born 1952), American track and field athlete Science and academia [ edit ] Francis Graham-Smith (born 1923), British astronomer Francis Hopkinson Smith (1838–1915), American author, artist and engineer Francis P. Smith (Duquesne University) (1907–1990), American Catholic priest and university president Francis Smith of Warwick (1672–1738), English architect Francis Smith (explorer) , captain of an exploration vessel, during
120-477: The Borough of Restormel wards of Crinnis, Mevagissey, Poltair, Rock, St Ewe, St Mewan, St Stephen-in-Brannel, Trevarna, and Treverbyn. The constituency has existed in a number of different forms. The constituency of Truro, up until 1885 elected two members to parliament; this was reduced to one. In 1918 the constituency was abolished but it was recreated again in 1950. The seat became a safe Lib Dem bet thanks to
135-492: The Gold Coast Francis Jagoe Smith (1873–1969), Postmaster General of Ceylon See also [ edit ] Frank Smith (disambiguation) Frances Smith (disambiguation) [REDACTED] Topics referred to by the same term This disambiguation page lists articles about people with the same name. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to
150-504: The end of 1915. The political parties had been making preparations for an election to take place and by July 1914, the following candidates had been selected; Francis Jagoe Smith Francis Jagoe Smith CMG (9 September 1873 – 1 April 1969) was the Postmaster General of Ceylon and Director of Telegraphs, serving in the position from 1913 to 1923. Francis Jagoe Smith was born on the 9th of September 1873 in Barnet , Hertfordshire ,
165-759: The exhibits contained in a large wardrobe, including morse circuits and telecommunication instruments and equipment collected from post offices around the island. In 1925 he was appointed as the Government Agent of the Northern Province and in 1927 he served as the acting Colonial Treasurer. As part of the 1929 New Year Honours Smith was appointed as a Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George , for his services as acting Controller of Revenue in Ceylon. He married Eleanor Margaret Booth at
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#1732784050924180-509: The intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Francis_Smith&oldid=1247138127 " Category : Human name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Truro (UK Parliament constituency) Truro was the name of a parliamentary constituency in Cornwall represented in
195-609: The parishes of Creed, Grampound, Roche, St Dennis, St Ewe, St Goran, St Mewan, St Michael Caerhays, and St Stephen-in-Brannel. 1974–1983 : The Boroughs of Truro, and St Austell with Fowey, the Rural District of Truro except the parish of Gwennap, and in the Rural District of St Austell the parishes of Creed, Grampound, Roche, St Dennis, St Ewe, St Goran, St Mewan, St Michael Caerhays, and St Stephen-in-Brannel. 1983–1997 : The District of Carrick wards of Boscawen, Chacewater, Feock, Kea, Kenwyn, Moresk, Newlyn, Perranzabuloe, Probus, Roseland, St Agnes, St Clement, Tregolls, and Trehaverne, and
210-573: The popularity and eloquence of its former MP, David Penhaligon . His death in a car crash, aged only 42, robbed the House of Commons of one of its most independent-minded and pragmatic members. His successor, Matthew Taylor , held the seat comfortably from a by-election in 1987, and remained its MP after the name change in 1997. 178 free burgesses polled for Lubbock and Tooke, and one for Scott and Peach, but their votes were rejected. 24 votes were tendered by inhabitant householders for Tooke and Willyams, but these were rejected. Turner's death caused
225-473: The son of Henry Francis Smith. He was educated at Merchant Taylors' School and went on to study at Oxford University , where he obtained a Master of Arts. Smith traveled to Ceylon in 1896, to take up a position as a cadet in the Ceylon Civil Service . In 1905 he was appointed as the second assistant Colonial Secretary . In 1907 Smith, in conjunction with Hermann Albert Loos, compiled
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