Robert Vernon Smith [Bobus Smith] (1800-1873)
The son of Bobus Smith and nephew of Sydney Smith; educated at Eton and Christ Church,
Oxford, he was a Whig MP for Tralee (1829-30) and Northampton (1831-59). He held offices in
government and was raised to the peerage in 1859.
The son of Bobus Smith and nephew of Sydney Smith; educated at Eton and Christ Church,
Oxford, he was a Whig MP for Tralee (1829-30) and Northampton (1831-59). He held offices in
government and was raised to the peerage in 1859.