William Smith

(1756-1835)

NAME AUTHORITIES: LOC: Smith, William, 1756-1835 NRA: Smith William (1756-1835) Politician DNB: Smith, William (1756-1835), politician and dissenter LBT ID: WiSmith1835 VIAF ID: 70414603 LOC ID: n86104925	B/BAP: 1756-09-22 DIED: 1835-05-31
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Educated at the dissenting academy at Daventry, he was a Whig MP for Sudbury (1784-90, 1796-1802), Camelford (1790-96), and Norwich (1802-30), a defender of Joseph Priestley and follower of Charles Fox. His 1817 speech in Parliament denouncing Robert Southey attracted much attention.