Background
Smith, Abel Henry was born on December 6, 1862. Son of late A. Smith, Member of Parliament, Woodhall Park, Hertfordshire, and Lady Susan Emma, daughter of 3rd Earl of Chichester.
Smith, Abel Henry was born on December 6, 1862. Son of late A. Smith, Member of Parliament, Woodhall Park, Hertfordshire, and Lady Susan Emma, daughter of 3rd Earl of Chichester.
Eton; Trim College Cambridge.
Over a dozen of his ancestors had sat in the House of Commons over the preceding century. He was re-elected in 1895, but at the 1900 general election he stood instead in the Hertford constituency which had been represented by his father until his death in 1898. He was appointed a deputy lieutenant of Hertfordshire in August 1910.
After his death in 1930, aged 67, the contents of the family"s stately home were dispersed, and the building rented out.
Conservative.
25th United Kingdom Parliament. 26th United Kingdom Parliament. 27th United Kingdom Parliament.
28th United Kingdom Parliament]
At the 1892 general election, he was elected as Member of Parliament (Member of Parliament) for Christchurch.
Spouse 1889, Honourable Isabelle Anna Brownlow, 4thdaughter of 2nd Lord Lurgan.