| Constituency | Dates |
|---|---|
| Devizes | 23 Dec. 1788 – 1818 |
Family and Education
b. 1732, 1st s. of John Smith, Lambeth merchant, by Mary, da. of Griffin Ransome of Lambeth. m. Aug. 1766, Sarah, da. of Nathaniel Gilbert, a judge and member of the legislative council, Antigua, 4da., the 1st, Maria, 1787, Charles, Lord Compton.1Marquess of Northampton, Hist. Comptons of Compton Wynyates, 213-14. suc. fa. 1787.
Offices Held
Director, E. I. Co. 1771–3.
Address
Main residence: Erlestoke, nr. Devizes, Wilts.
biography text
Smith was a shipowner and proprietor of East India stock; and appears in the London trade directory of 1791 as a timber merchant.2C. H. Philips, E.I. Co. 1784-1834, p. 345. In 1784 he unsuccessfully contested Penryn on the anti-Basset interest, and as a supporter of Pitt.3Laprade, 124. He was returned unopposed at Devizes in 1788; and voted with Pitt over the Regency. There is no record of his having spoken in the House before 1790.
Smith died 20 Mar. 1819.
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