Mary Ellen Smith
Mary Ellen Smith | |
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Mary Ellen Smith, from a 1918 publication | |
| Member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia for Vancouver City | |
| In office January 1918 – June 7, 1928 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Mary Ellen Spear October 11, 1863 Tavistock, Devon, England |
| Died | May 3, 1933 (aged 69) Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Spouse | |
Mary Ellen Spear Smith (October 11, 1863 – May 3, 1933) was a politician in British Columbia, Canada. She was the first female Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, and both the first female cabinet minister and the first female Acting Speaker and the first woman cabinet minister in the British Empire.