George Smith (1765-1836)
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George Smith was a British Member of Parliament
, banker and director of the East India Company.
He was the fifth son of Abel Smith, a wealthy Nottingham
banker and Member of Parliament. Four of his brothers were also Members of Parliament and one, Robert
, was raised to the peerage as Baron Carrington
. A portion of the family wealth was devoted to buying control of two pocket boroughs, Wendover
and Midhurst
, and Carrington kept the seats here almost exclusively for use by various members of the Smith family until his power was ended by the Great Reform Act.
Smith entered Parliament in 1791 as member for Lostwithiel
, and also represented Midhurst
and Wendover
in a parliamentary career spread over forty years.
Smith lived at Selsdon
in Surrey
. He married Frances Mary Mosley (c. 1770, d. 5 July 1844), daughter of Sir John Parker Mosley, 1st Baronet and they had 9 sons and 6 daughters: George Robert MP (of Selsdon Park) (1793–1869) m. Jane Maberly (1800–1879), Oswald (1794–1863) m. Henrietta Hodgson (1805–1891)(leaving at her death 111 direct surviving descendents), John Henry (of Purley Bury) (1795–1887), Thomas Charles (1797–1876), Edward Peploe (1803–1847) m.1 Henrietta Bailey m.2 Harriet Chester, Arthur (1804–1831), Edmund (1809–1873) m. Hester Lushington (1816–1888), Mosley (1810–1869), Alfred (of Kingswood) (1815–1886) m. Mary Wigram (1821–1869), Frances Mary (1796–1867) m. the Venerable Robert Mosley Master, Georgina Elizabeth (1801–1828) m. Rev Edward Sorocold, Emily (1806–1879) m. Rev Charles Mayne, Catherine (1807–1870) m. Edward Wigram, Sophia Sarah (1812–1883) m. Rev William Wigram, Augusta Mary (1816–1888) m. Rev Lewis Deedes.
His memorial in All Saints Church, Sanderstead, states: GEORGE SMITH ESQUIRE
OF SELSDON
BROTHER OF ROBERT, LORD CARRINGTON
FOR NEARLY FORTY YEARS
A MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT
AND A DIRECTOR OF THE EAST INDIA COMPANY
BORN APRIL XXX MDCCLXV
DIED DECEMBER XXVI MDCCCXXXVI
IN HIM
UNUSUAL MEEKNESS AND SIMPLICITY
WERE UNITED
WITH UNCOMPROMISING PRINCIPLES
OF JUSTICE AND HONOR
THE PURITY OF HIS CHARACTER
BOTH IN PUBLIC AND PRIVATE LIFE
WAS UNIVERSALLY ACKNOWLEDGED AND RESPECTED
AND HIS BENEVOLENCE WAS FELT BY ALL AROUND HIM
HIS WIDOW
AND THIRTEEN SURVIVING SONS AND DAUGHTERS
WHO INSCRIBE THIS MONUMENT TO HIS MEMORY
ARE CONSOLED BY THE RECOLLECTION
OF HIS PIETY HIS HOPE AND TRUST IN GOD
AND HIS CONSTANT ENDEAVOR
TO DISCHARGE THE DUTIES OF HIS STATION
AS A SERVANT OF CHRIST.
KEEP INNOCENCY
AND TAKE HEED UNTO THE THING THAT IS RIGHT:
FOR THAT SHALL BRING A MAN PEACE AT THE LAST.
Member of Parliament
A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...
, banker and director of the East India Company.
He was the fifth son of Abel Smith, a wealthy Nottingham
Nottingham
Nottingham is a city and unitary authority in the East Midlands of England. It is located in the ceremonial county of Nottinghamshire and represents one of eight members of the English Core Cities Group...
banker and Member of Parliament. Four of his brothers were also Members of Parliament and one, Robert
Robert Smith, 1st Baron Carrington
Robert Smith, 1st Baron Carrington FRS was a British Member of Parliament and banker.Smith was the third son of Abel Smith and his wife Mary . His grandfather Abel Smith was the third son of Thomas Smith, the founder of Smith's Bank of Nottingham. Smith was elected to the House of Commons for...
, was raised to the peerage as Baron Carrington
Baron Carrington
Baron Carrington is a title that has been created three times, once in the Peerage of England, once in the Peerage of Ireland and once in the Peerage of Great Britain. The first creation came in the Peerage of England in 1643 in favour of Sir Charles Smyth. Only a few days later he was created...
. A portion of the family wealth was devoted to buying control of two pocket boroughs, Wendover
Wendover (UK Parliament constituency)
Wendover was a borough constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of England then of the Parliament of Great Britain from 1707 to 1800 and of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1801 to 1832...
and Midhurst
Midhurst (UK Parliament constituency)
Midhurst was a parliamentary borough in Sussex, which elected two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons from 1311 until 1832, and then one member from 1832 until 1885, when the constituency was abolished...
, and Carrington kept the seats here almost exclusively for use by various members of the Smith family until his power was ended by the Great Reform Act.
Smith entered Parliament in 1791 as member for Lostwithiel
Lostwithiel (UK Parliament constituency)
Lostwithiel was a rotten borough in Cornwall which returned two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons in the English and later British Parliament from 1304 to 1832, when it was abolished by the Great Reform Act.-History:...
, and also represented Midhurst
Midhurst (UK Parliament constituency)
Midhurst was a parliamentary borough in Sussex, which elected two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons from 1311 until 1832, and then one member from 1832 until 1885, when the constituency was abolished...
and Wendover
Wendover (UK Parliament constituency)
Wendover was a borough constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of England then of the Parliament of Great Britain from 1707 to 1800 and of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1801 to 1832...
in a parliamentary career spread over forty years.
Smith lived at Selsdon
Selsdon
Selsdon is an area located in the southern suburbs of the London Borough of Croydon. The suburb was developed during the inter-war period during the 1920s and 1930s, and is remarkable for its many Art Deco houses...
in Surrey
Surrey
Surrey is a county in the South East of England and is one of the Home Counties. The county borders Greater London, Kent, East Sussex, West Sussex, Hampshire and Berkshire. The historic county town is Guildford. Surrey County Council sits at Kingston upon Thames, although this has been part of...
. He married Frances Mary Mosley (c. 1770, d. 5 July 1844), daughter of Sir John Parker Mosley, 1st Baronet and they had 9 sons and 6 daughters: George Robert MP (of Selsdon Park) (1793–1869) m. Jane Maberly (1800–1879), Oswald (1794–1863) m. Henrietta Hodgson (1805–1891)(leaving at her death 111 direct surviving descendents), John Henry (of Purley Bury) (1795–1887), Thomas Charles (1797–1876), Edward Peploe (1803–1847) m.1 Henrietta Bailey m.2 Harriet Chester, Arthur (1804–1831), Edmund (1809–1873) m. Hester Lushington (1816–1888), Mosley (1810–1869), Alfred (of Kingswood) (1815–1886) m. Mary Wigram (1821–1869), Frances Mary (1796–1867) m. the Venerable Robert Mosley Master, Georgina Elizabeth (1801–1828) m. Rev Edward Sorocold, Emily (1806–1879) m. Rev Charles Mayne, Catherine (1807–1870) m. Edward Wigram, Sophia Sarah (1812–1883) m. Rev William Wigram, Augusta Mary (1816–1888) m. Rev Lewis Deedes.
His memorial in All Saints Church, Sanderstead, states: GEORGE SMITH ESQUIRE
OF SELSDON
BROTHER OF ROBERT, LORD CARRINGTON
FOR NEARLY FORTY YEARS
A MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT
AND A DIRECTOR OF THE EAST INDIA COMPANY
BORN APRIL XXX MDCCLXV
DIED DECEMBER XXVI MDCCCXXXVI
IN HIM
UNUSUAL MEEKNESS AND SIMPLICITY
WERE UNITED
WITH UNCOMPROMISING PRINCIPLES
OF JUSTICE AND HONOR
THE PURITY OF HIS CHARACTER
BOTH IN PUBLIC AND PRIVATE LIFE
WAS UNIVERSALLY ACKNOWLEDGED AND RESPECTED
AND HIS BENEVOLENCE WAS FELT BY ALL AROUND HIM
HIS WIDOW
AND THIRTEEN SURVIVING SONS AND DAUGHTERS
WHO INSCRIBE THIS MONUMENT TO HIS MEMORY
ARE CONSOLED BY THE RECOLLECTION
OF HIS PIETY HIS HOPE AND TRUST IN GOD
AND HIS CONSTANT ENDEAVOR
TO DISCHARGE THE DUTIES OF HIS STATION
AS A SERVANT OF CHRIST.
KEEP INNOCENCY
AND TAKE HEED UNTO THE THING THAT IS RIGHT:
FOR THAT SHALL BRING A MAN PEACE AT THE LAST.