Robert Smith, 1st Baron Carrington

The Lord Carrington
The Right Honourable; The Lord Carrington
Member of Parliament; for Nottingham
	In office; 9 February 1779 – 20 October 1797
Preceded by	Abel Smith
Succeeded by	John Borlase Warren
Member of the House of Lords; Lord Temporal
	In office; 20 October 1797 – 18 September 1838; Hereditary peerage
Preceded by	Peerage created
Succeeded by	2nd Baron Carrington
Personal details
Born	22 January 1752
Died	18 September 1838 (aged 86)

Robert Smith, 1st Baron Carrington FRS FSA (22 January 1752 – 18 September 1838), was a British banker and politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1779 to 1797 when he was raised to the peerage.

Early life

Smith was the third son of Abel Smith (1717–1788) and his wife Mary (née Bird, 1724–1780). His grandfather, also named Abel Smith (c. 1690 – 1756), was the founder of Smith's Bank of Nottingham. He married, as his first wife, Anne Boldero-Barnard (1756–1827), daughter of Lewyns and Anne (Popplewell) Boldero-Barnard, at Tottenham on 6 July 1780.^[1]

Politics

Smith succeeded his elder brother Abel, who died on 22 January 1779, three months after having been returned as MP for Nottingham. Smith was returned unopposed to replace him as MP for Nottingham in a by-election on 9 February 1779. He was reelected for Nottingham in 1780, 1784, 1790 and 1796.^[2] In 1796, he was raised to the Peerage of Ireland as Baron Carrington, of Bulcote Lodge.^[3] The following year he was made Baron Carrington, of Upton in the County of Nottingham, in the Peerage of Great Britain, and had to vacate his seat in the House of Commons.^[4] He was replaced as one of the two members of parliament for Nottingham by Sir John Borlase Warren.

Later life

Smith was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1800^[5] and of the Society of Antiquaries in 1812.^[6] In 1819, he was admitted as Nobleman to Magdalene College, Cambridge.^[7] He was the Captain of Deal Castle from 1802 until his death.

Carrington's first wife, Anne, died in 1827. He married, secondly, Charlotte Hudson (1770–1849), daughter of John Hudson and Susanna Trevelyan, in 1836. He was 83, she was 65. He died in September 1838, aged 86. By his first wife he had one son and five daughters.^[1] He was succeeded in his titles by his son Robert, who changed his last name to Carrington the next year.^[8]

Issue

	Life span	Marriage(s)	Notes
by Anne Boldero-Barnard
Hon. Catherine Lucy Smith	Died 1843	Married Philip Henry Stanhope, Viscount Mahon (later 4th Earl Stanhope), son of Charles Stanhope, 3rd Earl Stanhope, and Louisa Grenville; had issue.
Hon. Hester Frances Smith	Died 1854	Married Rt Hon. Sir Henry Williams-Wynn, son of Sir Watkin Williams-Wynn, 4th Baronet, and Charlotte Grenville; had issue.	Sir Henry was a second cousin of his brother-in-law Viscount Mahon above.
Hon. Emily Smith	Died 1869	Married Rt Hon. Lord Granville Somerset, son of Henry Somerset, 6th Duke of Beaufort, and Lady Charlotte Leveson-Gower; had issue.
Hon. Charlotte Elizabeth Smith	Died 1811	Married Admiral Alan Gardner, 2nd Baron Gardner, son of Admiral Alan Gardner, 1st Baron Gardner, and Susannah Hyde Gale; had issue.
Hon. Harriet Smith	Died 1856	Married Col. John Frederick Crewe, son of Maj. Gen. Richard Crewe and Milborough Allpress; had issue.
Hon. Robert John Smith, later 2nd Baron Carrington	1796–1868	Married, firstly, Hon. Elizabeth Weld-Forester, daughter of Cecil Weld-Forester, 1st Baron Forester, and Lady Katherine Manners; had issue.	The 2nd Baron changed his last name to Carrington by Royal Licence in 1839.^[8]
Hon. Robert John Smith, later 2nd Baron Carrington	1796–1868	Married, secondly, Hon. Charlotte Drummond-Willoughby, daughter of Peter Drummond-Burrell, 22nd Baron Willoughby de Eresby, and Lady Sarah Drummond; had issue.

Other descendants

Two of Smith's descendants gained particular political prominence. His grandson Charles, the 3rd Baron, was a Liberal politician and was created Earl Carrington in 1895 and Marquess of Lincolnshire in 1912,^[9] while his great-great-grandson Peter Carington, 6th Baron Carrington, was a Conservative politician and served as Foreign Secretary in the Cabinet of Margaret Thatcher from 1979 to 1982.

Ancestry

Ancestors of Robert Smith, 1st Baron Carrington

16. John Smith (1593–1641/42)

8. Thomas Smith (1631–1699)

17. Elizabeth Garton (died 1633)

4. Abel Smith (c. 1690 – 1756)

18. Laurence Collin

9. Fortune Collin (1654–1715/16)

2. Abel Smith (1717–1788)

20. William Beaumont (1638–1713)

10. George Beaumont (c. 1680 – 1712)

21. Jane Milner (died 1719)

5. Jane Beaumont (died 1743)

22. John Bagshawe

11. Gertrude Bagshawe (died 1713)

1. Robert Smith, 1st Baron Carrington

12. William Bird (died 1731)

6. Thomas Bird (died 1746)

3. Mary Bird (1724–1780)^[1]

28. George Martyn

14. Francis Martyn (1637–1713)

7. Elizabeth Martyn (1699–1758)

30. Charles Doughty (1626–1681)

15. Elizabeth Doughty (1665–1748)

31. Mary Dandy (died 1682)

Styles of address

1752–1779: Mr Robert Smith
1779–1796: Mr Robert Smith MP
1796–1797: The Right Honourable The Lord Carrington MP^{[lower-alpha 1]}
1797–1800: The Right Honourable The Lord Carrington^{[lower-alpha 2]}
1800–1812: The Right Honourable The Lord Carrington FRS
1812–1838: The Right Honourable The Lord Carrington FRS FSA

Notes

↑ Although The Lord Carrington was a peer, the peerage was in the Peerage of Ireland, meaning that he remained as a Member of Parliament in the Parliament of Great Britain.
↑ The Lord Carrington was raised to the peerage in the Peerage of Great Britain as well, meaning that he lost his seat in the House of Commons in the Parliament of Great Britain.

References

1 2 3 Edward J. Davies, "Some Connections of the Birds of Warwickshire", The Genealogist, 26 (2012):58–76.
↑ "SMITH, Robert (1752-1838), of Bulcot, Notts". History of Parliament Online. Retrieved 1 November 2017.
↑ "No. 13914". The London Gazette. 23 July 1796. p. 705.
↑ "No. 14052". The London Gazette. 7 October 1797. p. 968.
↑ "Fellows 1660-2007" (PDF). Royal Society. Retrieved 13 October 2016.
↑ "Robert Smith, 1st Baron Carrington". The Peerage. Retrieved 13 October 2016.
↑ "Smith, Robert, Lord Carrington (SMT819R)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
1 2 Cokayne, and others, The Complete Peerage, volume II, page 197.
↑ Burke's Peerage 2003, volume 1, page 706.

Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990.

Parliament of Great Britain
Preceded by William Howe Abel Smith	Member of Parliament for Nottingham 1779–1797 With: William Howe 1779–1780 Daniel Parker Coke 1780–1797	Succeeded by Daniel Parker Coke Sir John Borlase Warren
Peerage of Ireland
New creation	Baron Carrington 2nd creation 1796–1838	Succeeded by Robert Carrington, 2nd Baron
Peerage of Great Britain
New creation	Baron Carrington 3rd creation 1797–1838	Succeeded by Robert Carrington, 2nd Baron

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[10] Although The Lord Carrington was a peer, the peerage was in the Peerage of Ireland, meaning that he remained as a Member of Parliament in the Parliament of Great Britain.

[11] The Lord Carrington was raised to the peerage in the Peerage of Great Britain as well, meaning that he lost his seat in the House of Commons in the Parliament of Great Britain.

[davies-1] 1 2 3 Edward J. Davies, "Some Connections of the Birds of Warwickshire", The Genealogist, 26 (2012):58–76.

[HOP-2] "SMITH, Robert (1752-1838), of Bulcot, Notts". History of Parliament Online. Retrieved 1 November 2017.

[3] "No. 13914". The London Gazette. 23 July 1796. p. 705.

[4] "No. 14052". The London Gazette. 7 October 1797. p. 968.

[5] "Fellows 1660-2007" (PDF). Royal Society. Retrieved 13 October 2016.

[6] "Robert Smith, 1st Baron Carrington". The Peerage. Retrieved 13 October 2016.

[7] "Smith, Robert, Lord Carrington (SMT819R)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.

[cokayne-8] 1 2 Cokayne, and others, The Complete Peerage, volume II, page 197.

[9] Burke's Peerage 2003, volume 1, page 706.

The Right Honourable The Lord Carrington

Member of Parliament for Nottingham
In office 9 February 1779 – 20 October 1797
Preceded by	Abel Smith
Succeeded by	John Borlase Warren
Member of the House of Lords Lord Temporal
In office 20 October 1797 – 18 September 1838 Hereditary peerage
Preceded by	Peerage created
Succeeded by	2nd Baron Carrington

Personal details
Born	(1752-01-22)22 January 1752
Died	18 September 1838(1838-09-18) (aged 86)