John Smith (Wendover MP)
| John Smith | |
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| Born | 6 September 1767 |
| Died | 20 January 1842 |
| Occupation |
Banker Politician |
| Parent(s) | Abel Smith |
John Smith (6 September 1767 – 20 January 1842) was a British politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1806 to 1835 and a banker.
Biography
Early life
John Smith was born on 6 September 1767. He was the sixth son of Abel Smith, a Nottingham banker who was a Member of Parliament for Aldborough, St Ives, and St Germans, and the brother of Robert Smith, 1st Baron Carrington. He lived at Blendon Hall in Kent and finally at Dale Park in Sussex. There is a fine memorial to him in Chichester Cathedral.
Career
He served as a Tory Member of Parliament for Wendover from 1802 to 1806 and later represented Nottingham from 1806 to 1818, Midhurst from 1818 to 1830, Chichester from 1830 to 1831, and Buckinghamshire from 1831 to 1835. (He was also elected for Midhurst in 1806, but preferred to sit for Nottingham on that occasion. Both Wendover and Midhurst were pocket boroughs controlled by his brother Lord Carrington, but the competitive Nottingham constituency was considerably more prestigious.) Between 1800 and 1831 when pocket boroughs were abolished 12 members of the Smith family sat for the Midhurst parliamentary seat alone. In 1806, Smith served as a Manager of the newly formed London Institution.
Personal life and death
He married three times. By his second wife, Elizabeth Tucker (1773–1809), he had two sons, John Abel Smith (1802–1871), who succeeded him as MP for Midhurst, and Martin Tucker Smith (1803–1890), who became MP for Wycombe; and he had two daughters by his third wife, Emma Leigh.
He died on 20 January 1842. His great-grandson Vivian Hugh Smith was created Baron Bicester in 1938.
References
External links
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by John Smith
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
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| Preceded by John Hiley Addington George Canning |
Member of Parliament for Wendover 1802–1806 With: Charles Long |
Succeeded by Viscount Mahon George Smith |
| Preceded by Sir John Borlase Warren Daniel Parker Coke |
Member of Parliament for Nottingham 1806–1818 With: Daniel Parker Coke 1806–1812 The Lord Rancliffe 1812–1818 |
Succeeded by The Lord Rancliffe Joseph Birch |
| Preceded by Thomas Thompson Sir Oswald Mosley |
Member of Parliament for Midhurst 1818–1830 With: Samuel Smith 1818–1820 Abel Smith 1820–1830 |
Succeeded by John Abel Smith George Smith |
| Preceded by William Stephen Poyntz Lord John Lennox |
Member of Parliament for Chichester 1830–1831 With: Lord John Lennox |
Succeeded by John Abel Smith Lord Arthur Lennox |
| Preceded by The Marquess of Chandos Robert Smith |
Member of Parliament for Buckinghamshire 1831–1835 With: The Marquess of Chandos 1831–1835 George Dashwood 1832–1835 |
Succeeded by The Marquess of Chandos Sir William Young James Backwell Praed |
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