Frederick Chatfield Smith

Frederic Chatfield Smith (11 June 1823 – 20 April 1905)^[2] was head of Smith's Bank in Nottingham and a British Conservative Party politician.^[3]

Arms of Smith: Or, a chevron cotised sable between three demi-griffins couped of the last the two in chief respecting each other^[1]

Smith was the son of Samuel George Smith (1789-1863), of Goldings, Hertfordshire and his wife Eugenia Chatfield (1803-1838).^[4]

Smith entered the House of Commons as Member of Parliament (MP) for Nottinghamshire North when he was elected unopposed at the 1868 general election. He was re-elected unopposed in 1874, and stood down at the 1880.^[5]

Frederic Chatfield Smith bought "Bramcote Hall" in Bramcote (Nottinghamshire) from Mr. Wilmot as home for his family and enlarged it considerably. Built in the early part of the nineteenth century, it was demolished in 1966.^[6]

References

1. 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)
2. Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "N" (part 2)
3. Nottinghamshire History - Bramcote Hall. The Smiths
4. Marquis of Ruvigny & Raineval, Marquis of Ruvigny and Raineval Staff Plantagenet Roll of the Blood Royal Genealogical Publishing Company 1994
5. Craig, F. W. S. (1989) [1977]. British parliamentary election results 1832–1885 (2nd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. p. 438. ISBN 0-900178-26-4.
6. Bramcote Hall by Val Bird in Beeston Express, January 18, 2013

External links

• Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Frederick Chatfield Smith

Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Lord Edward Pelham-Clinton Sir Evelyn Denison	Member of Parliament for North Nottinghamshire 1868 – 1880 With: Sir Evelyn Denison to 1872 Hon. George Monckton-Arundell from 1872	Succeeded by Cecil Foljambe Hon. George Monckton-Arundell