233:. In the early 1860s he was elected to the city's finance and assessments committee. In 1867, the city switched back to having the city council appoint a mayor instead of electing the position by popular vote. The city council rejected six nominations and reporters suggested that Smith was withholding his name until all other viable contenders for the mayoralty were defeated and had successfully lobbied to obtain the requisite number of votes for his candidacy before he was nominated, thus ensuring his success. Smith was successful upon being nominated and won by one vote.
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217:'s law office, but did not complete his education. In the late 1850s he ran a grocer near Toronto. The grocer moved to downtown Toronto by 1861, and was called James E. Smith & Co. The business was profitable by importing grocery items and alcoholic beverages. Smith invested the money from the business into real estate. He was also a manager of the British Empire Life Insurance Company.
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in 1867. He was reelected to the mayoralty in 1868. In
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When his son joined Smith to help run his business, Smith's company was renamed J. E. and A. W. Smith. Smith remained as the collector of customs until 1879, when he resigned after a public controversy. He transferred most of the responsibilities for his business to his son, though
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in 1857 for the St. John's ward as a councillor and was reelected to the position the following year. In 1859 he was elected as an
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