Answer the following question: Facts: - term: 1956 -- 1966 - party: social credit party of british columbia - death date: 22 october 1997 - office: mla for victoria city - birth date: 12 september 1919 - name: john donald smith - death place: nanaimo , british columbia - birth place: oil city , ontario Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of john donald smith .
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john donald smith -lrb- september 12 , 1919 -- october 22 , 1997 -rrb- was a canadian politician .he served in the legislative assembly of british columbia from 1956 to 1966 , as a social credit member for the constituency of victoria city .