E.D. Smith was a Canadian businessman and politician who founded food company that bears his name.

Ernest D’Israeli Smith was born on December 8, 1853 in the hamlet of Winona, part of Saltfleet Township (which became Stoney Creek) on Ontario's Niagara Peninsula. His wife was the first president of the Women’s Institute in Stoney Creek, which was also organized by Adelaide Hoodless and Lady Aberdeen. December 8 is the 342nd day (343rd in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1853 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... Stoney Creek was a municipality which is now part of Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. ... Motto: Ut Incepit Fidelis Sic Permanet (Loyal she began, loyal she remains) Other Canadian provinces and territories Capital Toronto Largest city Toronto Lieutenant Governor James K. Bartleman Premier Dalton McGuinty (Liberal) Area 1,076,395 km² (4th)  - Land 917,741 km²  - Water 158,654 km² (14. ... The Niagara Peninsula is the portion of Ontario, Canada lying on the south shore of Lake Ontario. ... Adelaide Sophia Hoodless (née Hunter) (February 27, 1857 - February 26, Canadian educational reformer founded the international women’s organization known as the Women’s Institutes. ... Ishbel Maria Gordon (née: Majoribanks), Lady Aberdeen, Marchioness of Aberdeen and Temair (March 15, 1857 in London, United Kingdom-April 18, 1939 in Aberdeen, United Kingdom) was the wife of Governor General of Canada Lord Aberdeen, whom she married in 1877, and the founder of the Victorian Order of...

Business career

After experimenting with other crops, E.D. Smith planted fruits including raspberries, blackberries, currants, gooseberries, grapes, apples, and cherries on his Winona farm. In an effort to cut out the middleman, in 1882 incorporated his business and started shipping his wares directly to wholesalers. In 1903, the company began manufacturing jam with leftover fruit and two years later built a proper factory for that purpose.

In his mature years, Smith relied on his sons to spearhead new business ventures. An expansion to Britain was foiled by the start of the First World War, and continued fruit sales in Canada were reduced by the Great Depression of the 1930s. Consequently, the company concentrating on tomato production for export since it was more of a staple than fruit. Ypres, 1917, in the vicinity of the Battle of Passchendaele. ... --209. ...

After the start of the Second World War, E.D. Smith & Sons Ltd. acquired the Canadian rights to H.P. Sauce Ltd. of Britain and in 1948 the latter's subsidiary Lea & Perrins Ltd. On October 15, 1948, E.D. Smith died. The private company bearing his name was sold to Imperial Capital in 2001. Mushroom cloud from the nuclear explosion over Nagasaki rising 18 km into the air. ...

Political career

E.D. Smith was elected Conservative MP for Wentworth South in 1900. Under redistribution, four years later Smith was re-elected as MP for the combined constituency of Wentworth which covered all of Wentworth County outside Hamilton. He won a by-election in 1905. The name Conservative Party of Canada has been used twice in Canadian history. ... Wentworth County is a historic county in the Canadian province of Ontario. ... Motto: Together Aspire - Together Achieve Area: 1,117. ...

Smith appointed to the Senate in 1913 and served until resigning just two years before his death. The Senate of Canada is the upper house of the Parliament of Canada. ...

External links

• E.D. Smith & Sons Ltd. (http://www.edsmith.com) corporate site
• Industrial Hamilton: A Trail to the Future (http://collections.ic.gc.ca/industrial/edsmith.htm) historical documentation and photographs
• Agricultural History (http://caliber.ucpress.net/doi/abs/10.1525/ah.2001.75.4.438) pay-per-read scholarly article