Sir
Alfred
Waldron
Smithers
MP JP
Born in Loughborough Road, Brixton, Surrey, England
Son of William Henry Smithers
and [mother unknown]
Brother of
William Henry Smithers
Husband of
Emma Roberta Theobald
— married
1880 in Registered Lewisham,Kent
Descendants 
Father of
Waldron Smithers, Florence Smithers, Langley Smithers, Hubert Smithers, Eva Smithers and Norman Smithers
Died
at age 73
in Knockholt, Kent, England
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| Created 4 Aug 2017
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Biography
Alfred Smithers MP JP is Notable.
Alfred Waldron Smithers was an English financier and parliamentarian. He was deputy chairman of the South Eastern and Chatham Railway and head of the Grand Trunk Railway in Canada until it was nationalized in 1921. Smithers, British Columbia, is named after him[1].
Alfred was the son of William Henry Smithers and Emma Turner.[2].
Marriage Husband: Alfred Waldron Smithers. Wife: Emma Roberta Theobald. Child: Waldron Smithers. Child: Langley Smithers. Child: Eva Smithers. Date: 1st Qtr 1880. Location Registered: Lewisham, Kent.
Name Given Name: Alfred Waldron. Surname: Smithers. Prefix: Sir.
Note: Stock Jobber Broker residing at The Crescent, Foots Cray, Kent in 1881.
Sources
- ↑ The Canadian Encyclopedia. Smithers.
- ↑ "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JMWX-YXH : 6 December 2014, Alfred Waldron Smithers, 04 Oct 1850); citing SAINT MARK,KENNINGTON,LONDON,ENGLAND, index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 0375289-0375291.
- "England and Wales Census, 1871", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VB63-TJ9 : 24 June 2017), Alfd Walden Smithers in entry for Willm Henry Smithers, 1871.
See also:
- Wikipedia: Wikipedia: Alfred_Smithers
- Wikidata: Item Q4723580, en:Wikipedia
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