Benjamin Smith (Whig politician)

Benjamin Leigh Smith (1783–1860)^[1] was a British Whig politician who represented the constituencies of Sudbury and Norwich.

He was one of five sons and five daughters of William Smith, the famous MP and abolitionist.^[2] He was the father of Barbara Bodichon, who founded Girton College, and the explorer Benjamin Leigh Smith (both illegitimate), and was Florence Nightingale's maternal uncle.

References

^ Credland, Arthur G. (1980). "Benjamin Leigh Smith: a forgotten pioneer". Polar Record. 20. Cambridge University Press: 127–145. doi:10.1017/S0032247400003132.
^ Dictionary of National Biography, 1885-1900

Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Sir John Walsh Sir Edward Barnes	Member of Parliament for Sudbury 1835–1837 With: John Bagshaw	Succeeded by Sir James Hamilton Sir Edward Barnes
Preceded by Hon. Robert Scarlett Marquess of Douro	Member of Parliament for Norwich 1838–1847 With: Marquess of Douro	Succeeded by Marquess of Douro Samuel Morton Peto

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