Abel Henry Smith | |
|---|---|
 Smith in 1895 | |
| Member of Parliament for Christchurch | |
| In office 1892–1900 | |
| Preceded by | Charles Edward Baring Young |
| Succeeded by | Kenneth Balfour |
| Member of Parliament for Hertford | |
| In office 1900–1910 | |
| Preceded by | Evelyn Cecil |
| Succeeded by | Sir John Rolleston |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 6 December 1862 |
| Died | 10 November 1930 (aged 67) |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Parents |
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| Relatives | Henry Pelham (grandfather) Robert Brudenell (great-grandfather) |
| Education | Eton College |
| Occupation | Politician & land owner |
| Military career | |
| Allegiance |  United Kingdom |
| Service |  British Army |
| Years of service | 1885-1918 |
| Rank | Colonel |
| Unit | Hertfordshire Yeomanry |
| Battles / wars | World War I |
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Colonel Abel Henry Smith (6 December 1862 – 10 November 1930)[2] was a British Conservative Party politician and an English landowner of the Smith banking family.
Smith was the son of Abel Smith (1829–98), from whom he inherited the large estate of Woodhall Park, near Watton-at-Stone in Hertfordshire.[3]
- ^ Debrett's Peerage, 1968, p.223, Smith/Carington, Baron Carrington; p.145, Smith, Baron Bicester, both descendants of the banker Abel Smith II (1717–1788)
- ^ "House of Commons constituencies beginning with "C" (part 4)". Leigh Rayment's House of Commons pages. Archived from the original on 10 August 2009. Retrieved 24 April 2009.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "History of the Woodhall estate". Woodhall estate website. Archived from the original on 1 August 2009. Retrieved 24 April 2009.