Abel Smith of Nottingham

???? - 1788


Biography

Banker and MP, head of Smith, Payne & Smith, the banking firm that was already a creditor in the slave-economy at his death and then deepened its involvement over the next 30 years.


Sources

https://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/volume/1754-1790/member/smith-abel-1717-88


Further Information

Absentee?
British/Irish
Occupation
Banker and politician

Associated Estates (1)

The dates listed below have different categories as denoted by the letters in the brackets following each date. Here is a key to explain those letter codes:

  • SD - Association Start Date
  • SY - Association Start Year
  • EA - Earliest Known Association
  • ED - Association End Date
  • EY - Association End Year
  • LA - Latest Known Association
1776 [EA] - → Mortgage Holder

Legacies Summary

Commercial (1)

Senior partner
 

Political (1)

MP
 
election →
Aldborough Yorkshire
1774 - 1778
election →
St. Ives Cornwall
1780 - 1784
election →
St. Germans Cornwall
1784 - 1788

Relationships (3)

Business partners
Grandfather → Grandson
Father → Son

Addresses (1)

Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, East Midlands, England