Rowland Smith (6 December 1826 – 24 February 1901) was an English

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politician who sat in the

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from 1868 to 1874.

Life and career

Smith was the son of Samuel George Smith, of Goldings,

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and his wife Eugenia Chatfield. At the 1868 general election, Smith was elected as a

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(MP) for

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and he held the seat until his defeat at the 1874 general election. He was resident at

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. Smith was

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in 1877 a Deputy Lieutenant and J.P. Smith married Constance Henrietta Sophia Louisa, daughter of

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MP on 20 August 1857. His brothers were also members of parliament.

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represented

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and

Frederick Chatfield Smith Frederic Chatfield Smith (11 June 1823 – 20 April 1905) was head of Smith's Bank in Nottingham and a British Conservative Party politician. Smith was the son of Samuel George Smith (1789-1863), of Goldings, Hertfordshire and his wife Eugenia C ...

represented

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.Nottinghamshire History - Bramcote Hall
/ref> He died in

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aged 74.

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* 1826 births 1901 deaths Conservative Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies UK MPs 1868–1874 Deputy Lieutenants of Derbyshire Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for constituencies in Derbyshire High Sheriffs of Derbyshire {{England-Conservative-UK-MP-1820s-stub