Robert William Smith (politician)



Robert William Smith (1871 – 2 June 1958) was a New Zealand politician of the Liberal Party.

Political career
Smith won the Rangitikei electorate in a and held it to 1911. In, he won the electorate, which he held to 1922, when he was defeated by Labour's Frank Langstone. In the, Smith won it back, but was defeated again by Langstone in the.