Abel Smith (1748–1779)
Abel Smith III (29 June 1748 – 22 January 1779) of Wilford House in the parish of Wilford, near Nottingham, England, was a British banker and politician who sat briefly in the House of Commons from 1778 to 1779. Origins Smith was the second of the six sons of Abel Smith II (1717–1788), a Nottingham banker who, following his father Abel Smith I (1686–1756), had continued developing the business into what was by the end of the century to become one of the biggest private banks in England. Abel Smith I (the son of Thomas Smith (1631-1699) of Nottingham who founded Smith's Bank) had contented himself with using some of his wealth to intervene in other people's elections. His next younger brother was Robert Smith, 1st Baron Carrington, who followed him as an MP for Nottingham, and took over the business on his father's death and in 1796 he was raised to the peerage. Three of Abel Smith III's other younger brothers also became MPs. Career His father Abel Smith II entered Pa ...
[...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]