SMITH, ALFRED LEE (1838-1917), who was born in Yorkshire and educated privately, arrived in Wellington in 1868. Engaging in commerce in Dunedin, he became chairman of directors of Donaghy's Rope and Twine Co., and a director of the Union Steamship Co. In 1886 he was elected to the City Council, and in 1894 he represented New Zealand at the Ottawa conference on trade relations and telegraphic communications. From 1898 to 1905 Smith was a member of the Legislative Council. He died on 2 May 1917. Smith contested the parliamentary seat for Dunedin City in 1890 and for Bruce in 1892.

N.Z.P.D., 29 Jun 1917; Cycl. N.Z., iv; Who's Who N.Z., 1908; Otago Daily Times, 3 May 1917. Portrait: Parliament House.

Reference: Volume 2, page 157

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