23-450: Arthur Smith may refer to: Politicians [ edit ] Arthur Ryan Smith (1919–2008), Canadian politician, Member of Parliament for Calgary South Arthur LeRoy Smith (1886–1951), Canadian politician, Member of Parliament for Calgary West Arthur Smith (U.S. representative) (1785–1853), U.S. representative from Virginia Arthur Smith (Australian politician) (1902–1981), member of
46-705: A Home Union, and scored eight points in Scotland's 18–10 loss. He was twice a British Lion, both times in South Africa ( 1955 and 1962 ). Smith did not play in any of the internationals against South Africa in 1955 but he captained the touring party in 1962 and played in the first three internationals before being forced to miss the final match through injury. Richard Bath writes of him that: Allan Massie writes of him that: Sadly, Arthur Smith died of cancer less than ten years after playing his last international. Note 2 : Matthew Mullineux decided that after losing
69-473: A PhD at Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge . He represented Cambridge in four Varsity Matches from 1954 to 1957 inclusive. It was at Cambridge that he came to flourish as a player. Smith played for a number of sides including Glasgow University , Cambridge University , London Scottish F C , Gosforth , Ebbw Vale , Edinburgh Wanderers and Barbarians FC (the latter on their famous 1957 Easter tour of Wales, when they beat Cardiff RFC 40–0). One of
92-590: A pilot. He flew 34 combat missions on Lancaster bombers and was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross . When Smith returned home from the war he went back to work in the oil patch. He worked his way up from roughneck to Assistant of the President at the Anglo-American Oil Company . In 1952 he became editor for the publication Petroleum Exploration Digest . Smith and Ron Butlin co-hosted
115-524: A success. This saw Lancaster FM-136, purchased from Crown Assets Disposal Corporation by Lynn Garrison, displayed at McCall Field, Calgary as a memorial to those who had trained under the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan. Smith had won his Distinguished Flying Cross while flying Lancasters during World War II. He served as an executive on numerous companies, sat on public boards, and volunteered in youth sports programs. In 1988 he
138-464: A weekly sports radio show during the 1950s on CFAC . Smith was elected to Calgary city council in 1953 and served there until 1955 when he decided to run for a seat in the provincial legislature. Smith returned to city council after retiring from federal politics in 1963. He was elected in 1965 and remained in office until 1967. Smith ran as a candidate in the Calgary provincial electoral district in
161-432: Is a rare honour for a winger. His debut was in 1955, a Dark Age for Scottish rugby, as the national team had just lost seventeen tests in a row. Smith helped to break this losing streak by scoring a try in a 35–10 defeat of Wales at Murrayfield , which was probably one of the biggest upsets in post-war rugby. Smith also captained the 1960 Scotland rugby union tour of South Africa , the first major tour undertaken by
184-495: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Arthur Ryan Smith Captain Arthur Ryan Smith Jr. OC AOE DFC (May 16, 1919 – June 30, 2008) was a Canadian oilfield worker, bomber pilot, executive business man, philanthropist, magazine editor, advertising executive and politician on the municipal, provincial and federal levels of government. Arthur Ryan Smith
207-404: The 1955 Alberta general election . He finished first in the vote counts on the first ballot. He resigned in 1957 to run for Parliament. Smith ran in the district of Calgary South in the 1957 federal election . He won by 10,000 votes over Donald McKay. In the election the following year , he won by 23,000 votes over the nearest candidate. In the 1962 federal election . His margin of victory
230-1535: The 1900s and 1910s Arthur Smith (rugby league) , English rugby league footballer of the 1920s for Warrington Arthur Smith (rugby union) (1933–1975), Scottish rugby union footballer Arthur Smith (sport shooter) (1887–1958), represented South Africa at the 1912 Summer Olympics Arthur Smith (tennis) in 1930 Wimbledon Championships – Men's Singles Musicians [ edit ] Arthur "Guitar Boogie" Smith (1921–2014), American guitar player and composer Fiddlin' Arthur Smith (1898–1971), old-time fiddler and songwriter A. E. Smith (violin maker) (Arthur Edward Smith, 1880–1978), Australian violin maker Writers [ edit ] Arthur Smith (American poet) (1948–2018), American poet A. J. M. Smith (Arthur James Marshall Smith, 1902–1980), Canadian poet Arthur Smith (comedian) (born 1954), British comedian and writer Arthur D. Howden Smith (1887–1945), American historian and novelist Others [ edit ] Arthur Britton Smith (1920–2023), Canadian philanthropist and businessman Arthur Smith (captain) (1680–1755), Founder of Smithfield, Virginia Arthur Donaldson Smith (1866–1939), American explorer of Africa Arthur Hall Smith (1929–2013), American painter Arthur Henderson Smith (1845–1932), American missionary in China, author of books on Chinese culture Arthur H. Smith (architect) (1869–?), English-American architect Arthur Mumford Smith (1903–1968), judge of
253-522: The English Rugby Union team. However, it was considered the Combined British team by Argentina because it also included three Scots. Note 5 : Jack Jones was captain for the first test, but Tommy Smyth remained the tour captain. Note 6 : Bleddyn Williams captained in the third and fourth tests v New Zealand and the first test v Australia. Note 7 : Cliff Morgan captained in
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#1732855031994276-603: The U.S. Court of Customs and Patent Appeals Arthur O. Smith, industrial magnate who founded the A.O. Smith Corporation Arthur Smith (curator) (1860–1941), British museum curator and Director of the British School at Rome Arthur Smith (illustrator) (1916–1991), British entomological illustrator Arthur Smith (British Army officer) (1890–1977), commanding officer of British Forces in India and Pakistan, 1947–1948 Arthur Smith (historian) (1850–1924), British historian at
299-743: The University of Oxford Neddy Smith (Arthur Stanley Smith, 1944–2021), Australian criminal Arthur Smith (priest) (1909–2001), Archdeacon of Lincoln Arthur Smith (public servant) (1893–1971), Australian public servant Arthur Smith (producer) (born 1960), Canadian-born American television producer Arthur K. Smith (born 1937), American academic Arthur Francis Smith (1849–1915), British organist and composer See also [ edit ] Art Smith (disambiguation) Arthur Smyth (1707–1771), Archbishop of Dublin and Privy Counsellor of Ireland Arthur Bowes Smyth (1750–1790), naval officer and surgeon [REDACTED] Topics referred to by
322-829: The Victorian Legislative Council, 1958–1961 Arthur Smith (assemblyman) in 29th New York State Legislature Arthur Smith (burgess 1685) on List of members of the Virginia House of Burgesses Arthur Smith (burgess 1703) on List of members of the Virginia House of Burgesses Arthur R. Smith (1805–1865), Virginia State Senate, Virginia Constitutional Convention of 1850, Secession Convention of 1861 Arthur Smith-Barry, 1st Baron Barrymore (1843–1925), Anglo-Irish Conservative politician Arthur Leslie "Bud" Smith (1919–2002), Canadian politician Sports [ edit ] Arthur Smith (American football, early 1900s) , American football player and coach in
345-620: The clubs that Arthur played for was Ebbw Vale , in Wales, and it is rumoured that having been selected by the British Lions that he played a game for Ebbw Vale under another name because Lions were banned from playing after Easter. He captained both Scotland and the British Lions . He won 33 caps for Scotland and was never dropped until his retirement in 1962, although he did miss some matches due to injury. He also became Scotland's captain, which
368-1447: The early 1900s Arthur Smith (American football, born 1982) , American football player and coach Arthur F. Smith , American college football coach Arthur Smith (footballer, born 1887) (1887–?), English association footballer Jack Smith (footballer, born 1911) (Arthur John Smith, 1911–1975), Welsh footballer and football manager Arthur Smith (footballer, born 1915) (1915–2021), English association footballer Arthur Smith (footballer, born 1879) (1879–1963), Australian rules footballer for South Melbourne Arthur Smith (footballer, born 1908) (1908–1987), Australian rules footballer for Footscray and North Melbourne Arthur Smith (Welsh footballer) , Welsh footballer Arthur Smith (amateur jockey) in National Hunt Chase Challenge Cup Arthur Smith (cricketer, born 1851) (1851–1923), English cricketer for Sussex Arthur Smith (cricketer, born 1853) (1853–1936), English cricketer for Middlesex Arthur Smith (cricketer, born 1857) (1857–1937), English cricketer for Lancashire and Nottinghamshire Arthur Smith (cricketer, born 1872) (1872–1952), English cricketer for Leicestershire Arthur Smith (fencer) (1915–?), British Olympic fencer Arthur Smith (golfer) in 1905 U.S. Open Arthur Smith (rugby) ( c. 1880 –1946), English rugby union and rugby league footballer of
391-472: The first test that he should withdraw from further test matches, handing on field captaincy to Frank Stout , but remained tour captain. Note 3 : David Bedell-Sivright was injured during the first test. Teddy Morgan took over captaincy on the field but Bedell-Sivright remained tour captain. Note 4 : The team that John Raphael captained was not selected by the four Home Nations governing body, but had been organised by Oxford University and billed as
414-406: 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 the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Arthur_Smith&oldid=1228694752 " Category : Human name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
437-551: The third test. Note 8 : David Watkins captained in the second and foruth tests v New Zealand. Note 9 : Michael Owen captained the Lions in the first tour game, the test vs. Argentina in Cardiff. Brian O'Driscoll was injured at the beginning of the first test against New Zealand. Gareth Thomas replaced him as tour captain. Note 10 : Sam Warburton was injured in the second test. Alun Wyn Jones replaced him as captain for
460-701: Was also given an honorary doctor of laws degree from the University of Calgary . He was awarded the Alberta Order of Excellence and in 1997 he became Honorary Colonel of the 416 Tactical Fighter Squadron. Arthur Smith (rugby union) Arthur Robert Smith (23 January 1933 – 3 February 1975) was a Scotland international rugby union player. He played as a Wing . Originally from Castle Douglas in Kirkcudbrightshire in Scotland, he graduated in mathematics at Glasgow University and then gained
483-652: Was appointed Chief of Protocol for the 1988 Winter Olympic Games in Calgary. In 1998, Smith founded the Calgary Homeless Foundation, a registered charity committed to end homelessness in Calgary. In 2006 he endorsed Mark Norris for the leadership of the Alberta Progressive Conservative Party. Smith became a member of the Order of Canada in 1988 and an officer in 2003. That same year he
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#1732855031994506-617: Was born in Calgary, Alberta , on May 16, 1919, to Arthur LeRoy Smith , Member of Parliament for Calgary West from 1945 to 1951, and Sara Isobel Ryan. He grew up in Calgary and in British Columbia . He got his first job as an oil field worker at the age of 16 in Turner Valley, Alberta , and spent four years working in the oil patch. At the outbreak of World War II Smith enlisted in the Royal Canadian Air Force and became
529-506: Was significantly reduced, but he still won in a landslide. Smith retired from federal politics in 1963 at the dissolution of the house. During his time as a Member of Parliament, he served as a delegate to the United Nations . Smith became an influential business man after his career in public office. In 1961 he and Milt Harradence used their political influence with Prime John Diefenbaker to make Lynn Garrison 's Lancaster Memorial Fund
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