SMELT, William (1690-1755), of Leases, Yorks.

Constituency	Dates
Northallerton	1741 – Apr. 1745

Family and Education

b. 10 Jan. 1690, yr. s. of Leonard Smelt of Kirkby Fleetham, Yorks.; bro. of Leonard Smelt. m. Dorothy, da. of Cornelius Cayley of York, 4s. 4da. suc. bro. 1740.

Offices Held

Receiver gen. of casual revenue, Barbados 1745 – d.

Address

Main residence: Leases, Yorks.

biography text

William Smelt succeeded his brother at Northallerton, voting with the Government. In 1745 he sold the family interest at Northallerton to Henry Lascelles, in favour of whom he vacated his seat by accepting a colonial appointment.1See ‘A London West-India Merchant House 1740-69’, by R. Pares, Essays presented to Sir Lewis Namier, ed. Pares Taylor, 78. He died 14 Sept. 1755.

Author

R.R.S.

Volume

Commons 1715-1754

Notes

1. See ‘A London West-India Merchant House 1740-69’, by R. Pares, Essays presented to Sir Lewis Namier, ed. Pares Taylor, 78.