Eric Martin Smith (28 December 1908 – 13 August 1951) was a British Conservative Party politician. He was a noted amateur golfer, winning the Amateur Championship in 1931 and representing England against Scotland and Ireland the same year.
Smith died in August 1951, aged 42, of a heart attack, at his home in Hitchin, Hertfordshire.[1] His death did not trigger a by-election. The seat remained vacant until the 1951 general election, on 25 October.
eric, smith, british, politician, eric, martin, smith, december, 1908, august, 1951, british, conservative, party, politician, noted, amateur, golfer, winning, amateur, championship, 1931, representing, england, against, scotland, ireland, same, year, smith, e. Eric Martin Smith 28 December 1908 13 August 1951 was a British Conservative Party politician He was a noted amateur golfer winning the Amateur Championship in 1931 and representing England against Scotland and Ireland the same year Smith was the son of Everard Martin Smith and Violet the daughter of Everard Hambro He was educated at Eton College and Cambridge University 1 At the 1950 general election he was returned as the Member of Parliament MP for the Grantham constituency in Lincolnshire He replaced the independent MP Denis Kendall who had been first elected in a war time by election but came third in 1950 Smith died in August 1951 aged 42 of a heart attack at his home in Hitchin Hertfordshire 1 His death did not trigger a by election The seat remained vacant until the 1951 general election on 25 October References editLeigh Rayment s Peerage Pages self published source better source needed a b Mr E M Smith The Times 14 August 1951 p 8 External links editHansard 1803 2005 contributions in Parliament by Eric SmithParliament of the United KingdomPreceded byDenis Kendall Member of Parliament for Grantham1950 1951 Succeeded byJoseph Godber nbsp nbsp nbsp This article about a Conservative Member of the Parliament of the United Kingdom representing an English constituency and born in the 1900s is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Eric Smith British politician amp oldid 1123247713, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
