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Smith, F.C.G., 1890-1983
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Description area
Dates of existence
1890-1983
History
Frank Clifford Goulding Smith was born in Montreal, Quebec on 15 October 1890, the son of Frank C. and Ida (Haskett) Smith. He was educated at Acadia University, taking his engineering course between 1912 and 1914. Thereafter, he served with the Canadian Army and the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve. He subsequently worked as a hydrographer in various capacities in Canada, ultimately becoming the Dominion Hydrographer in 1952 and serving in that capacity until 1957. He married Abbie Marie Danielsen on 16 July 1918. He died on 27 November 1983 in Annapolis Royal, Nova Scotia.