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.[1] 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.[2]

He was made a Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire in the 1918 Birthday Honours.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Rodgers, Terence. "Smith, Sir Allan MacGregor (1871-1941), employers' leader and politician". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. Retrieved 29 January 2016.
  2. 1 2 "Sir Allan Smith". The Times. 24 February 1941. p. 7.


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