Charles Smith (MP)

British politician

For other people named Charles Smith, see Charles Smith (disambiguation).

Charles Smith (September 1756 – 9 May 1814) was a British politician. He sat in the House of Commons of Great Britain from 1796 until its abolition in 1800, and then in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom from 1801 to 1806.

He was the only son of Charles Smith of Stratford, Essex, who he succeeded in 1777.

He was elected at a by-election in November 1796 as one of the two Members of Parliament (MP) for the borough of Saltash in Cornwall,[1] and held the seat until 1802. He was elected at the general election in 1802 as one of the two MPs for the borough of Westbury in Wiltshire,[2] and held that seat until the 1806 general election. He was appointed High Sheriff of Essex for 1811–12.

He married twice: firstly Susanna, the daughter of John Devall of Marylebone, Middlesex and secondly Augusta, the daughter and coheiress of Joshua Smith of Erlestoke Park, Devizes, Wiltshire, with whom he had 3 sons and 6 daughters.

## References

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* Cornwall portal

1. ^ Stooks Smith, Henry (1973) [1844–1850]. Craig, F. W. S. (ed.). The Parliaments of England (2nd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. p. 499. ISBN 0-900178-13-2.
2. ^ Stooks Smith 1973, p. 378.

* "SMITH, Charles (1756-1814), of Suttons, Essex". History of Parliament Online. Retrieved 12 June 2013.

## External links

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* Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Charles Smith

Parliament of Great Britain

Preceded by

Edward Bearcroft
The Lord Macdonald

|  Member of Parliament for Saltash
1796 – 1800
With:  The Lord Macdonald | Succeeded by

Parliament of the United Kingdom

Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by

Parliament of Great Britain

|  Member of Parliament for Saltash
1801 – 1802
With:  The Lord Macdonald | Succeeded by

Matthew Russell
Robert Deverell

Preceded by

Sir Henry St John-Mildmay, Bt
John Simon Harcourt

|  Member of Parliament for Westbury
1802 – 1806
With:  William Baldwin | Succeeded by

William Jacob
John Woolmore

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