Background
He was the third son of Abel Smith and his wife Mary (née Bird). His grandfather Abel Smith was the third son of Thomas Smith, the founder of Smith"s Bank of Nottingham.
He was the third son of Abel Smith and his wife Mary (née Bird). His grandfather Abel Smith was the third son of Thomas Smith, the founder of Smith"s Bank of Nottingham.
Magdalene College.
Smith was elected to the House of Commons for Nottingham in 1779, a seat he held until 1797. In 1796 he was raised to the Peerage of Ireland as Baron Carrington, of Bulcot Lodge. The following year he was made Baron Carrington, of Upton in the County of Nottingham, in the Peerage of Great Britain.
He was also a Fellow of the Royal Society and of the Society of Antiquaries.
In 1819 he was admitted as Nobleman to Magdalene College, Cambridge. He was the Captain of Deal Castle from 1802 until his death.
Smith married firstly, on 6 July 1780 at Tottenham, Anne Boldero-Barnard (1756–1827), daughter of Lewyns and Anne (Popplewell) Boldero-Barnard. He was 83, she was 65.
Issue
Other descendants
Two of Smith"s descendants gained particular political prominence.
Royal Society.