Colonel Abel Henry Smith (6 December 1862 – 10 November 1930)[2] was a British Conservative Party politician and an English landowner of the Smith banking family.
Smith in 1895Arms of Smith: Or, a chevron cotised sable between three demi-griffins couped of the last the two in chief respecting each other[1]
After serving as a sergeant in the Eton College Rifle Volunteers, in 1885 he was commissioned into the part-time Hertfordshire Yeomanry in which his father had served. He was promoted to captain in command of C Troop in 1889 and commanded B Squadron as a major from 1896 to 1901. He then served as second-in-command under the Earl of Essex. On 12 April 1913 he took over as commanding officer with the rank of lieutenant-colonel. He mobilised the regiment on the outbreak of World War I in August 1914, but was not passed fit for overseas service when the regiment embarked for Egypt. Instead he formed and trained the regiment's second line unit in East Anglia until 1916, when he was medically downgraded further and took over command of the regimental depot at Hertford until early 1917. He was appointed Honorary Colonel of the Hertfordshire Yeomanry on 26 September 1916, and remained joint Hon Colonel when it merged into the 86th (East Anglian) (Hertfordshire Yeomanry) Brigade, Royal Field Artillery, after the war.[6][7]
After his death in 1930, aged 67, the contents of the family's stately home were dispersed, and the building rented out.[3]
Referencesedit
^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)
^. Leigh Rayment's House of Commons pages. Archived from the original on 10 August 2009. Retrieved 24 April 2009.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
^ ab. Woodhall estate website. Archived from the original on 1 August 2009. Retrieved 24 April 2009.
^Craig, F. W. S. (1989) [1974]. British parliamentary election results 1885–1918 (2nd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. pp. 295, 402. ISBN0-900178-27-2.
^Lt-Col J.D. Sainsbury, 'The Hertfordshire Yeomanry: An Illustrated History 1794–1920', Welwyn: Hertfordshire Yeomanry and Artillery Historical Trust/Hart Books, 1994, ISBN 0-948527-03-X, pp. 127, 132, 201–2, 219.
abel, henry, smith, confused, with, henry, abel, smith, other, people, named, abel, smith, abel, smith, disambiguation, colonel, december, 1862, november, 1930, british, conservative, party, politician, english, landowner, smith, banking, family, smith, 1895, . Not to be confused with Henry Abel Smith For other people named Abel Smith see Abel Smith disambiguation Colonel Abel Henry Smith 6 December 1862 10 November 1930 2 was a British Conservative Party politician and an English landowner of the Smith banking family Smith in 1895 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 Abel Smith 1829 98 from whom he inherited the large estate of Woodhall Park near Watton at Stone in Hertfordshire 3 Contents 1 Political career 2 Military career 3 References 4 External linksPolitical career editOver a dozen of his ancestors had sat in the House of Commons over the preceding century At the 1892 general election he was elected as Member of Parliament MP for Christchurch He was re elected in 1895 but at the 1900 general election he stood instead in the Hertford constituency which had been represented by his father until his death in 1898 He won the 1900 election and held the seat until he stood down at the general election in January 1910 4 He was appointed a deputy lieutenant of Hertfordshire in August 1910 5 Military career editAfter serving as a sergeant in the Eton College Rifle Volunteers in 1885 he was commissioned into the part time Hertfordshire Yeomanry in which his father had served He was promoted to captain in command of C Troop in 1889 and commanded B Squadron as a major from 1896 to 1901 He then served as second in command under the Earl of Essex On 12 April 1913 he took over as commanding officer with the rank of lieutenant colonel He mobilised the regiment on the outbreak of World War I in August 1914 but was not passed fit for overseas service when the regiment embarked for Egypt Instead he formed and trained the regiment s second line unit in East Anglia until 1916 when he was medically downgraded further and took over command of the regimental depot at Hertford until early 1917 He was appointed Honorary Colonel of the Hertfordshire Yeomanry on 26 September 1916 and remained joint Hon Colonel when it merged into the 86th East Anglian Hertfordshire Yeomanry Brigade Royal Field Artillery after the war 6 7 After his death in 1930 aged 67 the contents of the family s stately home were dispersed and the building rented out 3 References edit 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 House of Commons constituencies beginning with C part 4 Leigh Rayment s House of Commons pages Archived from the original on 10 August 2009 Retrieved 24 April 2009 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint unfit URL link a b History of the Woodhall estate Woodhall estate website Archived from the original on 1 August 2009 Retrieved 24 April 2009 Craig F W S 1989 1974 British parliamentary election results 1885 1918 2nd ed Chichester Parliamentary Research Services pp 295 402 ISBN 0 900178 27 2 No 28410 The London Gazette 26 August 1910 p 6184 Lt Col J D Sainsbury The Hertfordshire Yeomanry An Illustrated History 1794 1920 Welwyn Hertfordshire Yeomanry and Artillery Historical Trust Hart Books 1994 ISBN 0 948527 03 X pp 127 132 201 2 219 Monthly Army List Leigh Rayment s Historical List of MPsExternal links editHansard 1803 2005 contributions in Parliament by Abel Henry Smith Parliament of the United Kingdom Preceded byCharles Edward Baring Young Member of Parliament for Christchurch1892 1900 Succeeded byKenneth Robert Balfour Preceded byEvelyn Cecil Member of Parliament for Hertford1900 January 1910 Succeeded bySir John Rolleston nbsp nbsp nbsp This article about a Conservative Member of the Parliament of the United Kingdom representing an English constituency and born in the 1860s is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Abel Henry Smith amp oldid 1118190233, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
