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 | | Donald Alexander Smith (August 6, 1820-January 21, 1914) was a Canadian fur trader, financier, railroad baron and politician. |
 | | Smith was born in Forres, in Morayshire, Scotland, and briefly apprenticed to become a town clerk. |
 | | In 1889, he was the principal shareholder of the Hudson's Bay Company and was elected as its governor, holding this position until his death in 1914. |
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