Sir Allan Macgregor Smith KBE (19 May 1871 – 21 February 1941) was a British solicitor, businessman, and Conservative Party politician. He was the MP for Croydon South 1919–1923.
Smith was born in Glasgow, the second of eight children. Educated at Glasgow University, he qualified as a solicitor, and during the First World War, successfully negotiated labour with trade unions to successfully meet munitions supply.
He was made a Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire in the 1918 Birthday Honours.
References
- Rodgers, Terence (2004). "The Oxford Dictionary of National Biography". Smith, Sir Allan MacGregor (1871-1941), employers' leader and politician. Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/48196. Retrieved 29 January 2016. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
- ^ "Sir Allan Smith". The Times. 24 February 1941. p. 7.
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| Preceded byIan Malcolm | Member of Parliament for Croydon South 1919–1923 |
Succeeded byWilliam Mitchell-Thomson |
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