Background
Egerton Smith was the son of Egerton Smith the elder (died 1788) and Ann Prescott.
Egerton Smith was the son of Egerton Smith the elder (died 1788) and Ann Prescott.
However, he increasingly turned towards printing and publishing. He founded the Liverpool Mercury newspaper in 1811, and a weekly magazine, The Kaleidoscope, in 1818. Smith was also active in founding mechanics institutes and became a well-known local philanthropist.