Biography of William Henry Smith 1825-1891
On 24 Jun 1825 William Henry Smith was born.
In 1858 William Henry Smith (age 32) and Emily Danvers 1st Viscountess Hambleden were married.
In 1859 [his daughter] Emily Anna Smith Lady Acland was born to William Henry Smith (age 33) and [his wife] Emily Danvers 1st Viscountess Hambleden.
On 26 Jul 1864 [his son] Frederick Smith 2nd Viscount Hambleden and [his daughter-in-law] Esther Georgiana Caroline Gore Viscountess Hambleden were married. They had five children. She the daughter of Arthur Saunders Gore 5th Earl Arran (age 25) and Edith Jocelyn Countess Arran (age 19).
In 1868 William Henry Smith (age 42) was elected MP Westminster.
On 12 Aug 1868 [his son] Frederick Smith 2nd Viscount Hambleden was born to William Henry Smith (age 43) and [his wife] Emily Danvers 1st Viscountess Hambleden.
In 1874 William Henry Smith (age 48) was appointed Financial Secretary to the Treasury when Disraeli returned as Prime Minister.
In 1877 William Henry Smith (age 51) was appointed First Lord of the Admiralty. He had never been to sea.
In Feb 1878 William Henry Smith (age 52) was elected Fellow of the Royal Society.
In 1887 [his son-in-law] John Ryder 5th Earl of Harrowby (age 22) and [his daughter] Mabel Danvers Smith Countess Harrowby were married. She by marriage Countess of Harrowby. He the son of Henry Ryder 4th Earl of Harrowby (age 50).
On 07 Jul 1887 [his son-in-law] Admiral William Alison Dyke Acland 2nd Baronet (age 39) and [his daughter] Emily Anna Smith Lady Acland (age 28) were married.
On 06 Oct 1891 William Henry Smith (age 66) died at Walmer Castle [Map].
In Aug 1913 [his former wife] Emily Danvers 1st Viscountess Hambleden died. Her son [his son] Frederick Smith 2nd Viscount Hambleden (age 44) succeeded 2nd Viscount Hambleden of Hambleden in Buckinghamshire. [his daughter-in-law] Esther Georgiana Caroline Gore Viscountess Hambleden (age 43) by marriage Viscountess Hambleden of Hambleden in Buckinghamshire.
[his daughter] Mabel Danvers Smith Countess Harrowby was born to William Henry Smith and Emily Danvers 1st Viscountess Hambleden.