Benjamin Smith (Whig politician)
Appearance
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