Frederick Smith (South African politician)

Sir Frederick William Smith (1861 - 1926) was a South African businessman and legislator. He held the post of Mayor of Cape Town from 1908 to 1912.

Life

After holding the post of Mayor of Cape Town from 1908 to 1912, he remained on the Council as Deputy Mayor the following year. He was a vice president of the South African Society of Artists which was founded in 1902.^[1] He was also an early member of the Cape Town Photographic Society.^[2] Smith welcomed Robert Baden-Powell to Cape Town in 1912.^[3]

References

^ "Catalogue of Exhibition, March 1913" (PDF). North-West University Collection. Retrieved 20 December 2022.
^ "A Society of Firsts". Cape Town Photographic Society. Retrieved 20 December 2022.
^ "BP's visit to Cape Town in 1912". Retrieved 20 December 2022.

[1] "Catalogue of Exhibition, March 1913" (PDF). North-West University Collection. Retrieved 20 December 2022.

[2] "A Society of Firsts". Cape Town Photographic Society. Retrieved 20 December 2022.

[3] "BP's visit to Cape Town in 1912". Retrieved 20 December 2022.

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