Frank Douglas Smith

Frank Douglas Smith (1903-1970) was a businessman and local politician active in the Ilford area.

Born in Barnsbury in north London, he moved to Ilford Lane where in 1919 he was described as a "dairyman" and in 1928 as a "motor garage proprietor".

He was a member of Essex County Council representing Ilford, Uphall from 1919 and of Ilford Urban District Council from 1913, becoming an alderman when Ilford was incorporated as a municipal borough in 1926. He was the fourth Mayor of Ilford, serving in 1929-30. He was appointed a justice of the peace for the County of Essex in 1934.