Henry Babington Smith

Sir Henry Babington Smith
President of the National Bank of Turkey
In office
1909–1915
Secretary to the General Post Office
In office
1903–1909
Chairman of the Caisse de la Dette Publique
In office
1901–1903
Personal details
Born(1863-01-29)29 January 1863
Riverbank, Putney, London, England
Died29 September 1923(1923-09-29) (aged 60)
OccupationCivil servant
Sir Henry Babington Smith

Sir Henry Babington Smith GBE CH KCB CSI (29 January 1863 – 29 September 1923) was a senior British civil servant, who served in a wide range of posts overseas, mostly financial, before becoming a director of the Bank of England. He was related to the Babington family through his maternal grandmother Mary, a daughter of Thomas Babington, and his children took the double surname Babington Smith.