Background
He was the fifth son of Abel Smith, a wealthy Nottingham banker and Member of Parliament.
He was the fifth son of Abel Smith, a wealthy Nottingham banker and Member of Parliament.
Smith entered Parliament in 1791 as member for Lostwithiel, and also represented Midhurst and Wendover in a parliamentary career spread over forty years.
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4th United Kingdom Parliament.
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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 Acting.