Robert Percy Smith
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Robert Percy Smith was a British
lawyer and Member of Parliament
.
Smith was elected to the House of Commons
for Grantham
in 1812, a seat he held until 1818, then represented Lincoln
from 1820 to 1826. He also served as Judge Advocate General in India
. He married Caroline Maria Vernon, second daughter of Richard Vernon. Smith died in March 1845, aged 74. His son Robert became a prominent Liberal
politician and was created Baron Lyveden
in 1859.
United Kingdom
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lawyer and Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...
.
Smith was elected to the House of Commons
British House of Commons
The House of Commons is the lower house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, which also comprises the Sovereign and the House of Lords . Both Commons and Lords meet in the Palace of Westminster. The Commons is a democratically elected body, consisting of 650 members , who are known as Members...
for Grantham
Grantham (UK Parliament constituency)
Grantham was a Parliamentary constituency in Lincolnshire, England.The constituency was created in 1468 as a parliamentary borough which elected two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of England until the union with Scotland, and then to the Parliament of Great Britain...
in 1812, a seat he held until 1818, then represented Lincoln
Lincoln (UK Parliament constituency)
Lincoln is a borough constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election....
from 1820 to 1826. He also served as Judge Advocate General in India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
. He married Caroline Maria Vernon, second daughter of Richard Vernon. Smith died in March 1845, aged 74. His son Robert became a prominent Liberal
Liberal Party (UK)
The Liberal Party was one of the two major political parties of the United Kingdom during the 19th and early 20th centuries. It was a third party of negligible importance throughout the latter half of the 20th Century, before merging with the Social Democratic Party in 1988 to form the present day...
politician and was created Baron Lyveden
Baron Lyveden
Baron Lyveden, of Lyveden in the County of Northampton, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1859 for the Liberal politician Robert Vernon. Before 1859 he was known as Robert Vernon Smith. He was succeeded by his eldest son, the second Baron. When he died the title...
in 1859.