Robert Smith, first baron Carrington

(1752-1838)

NAME AUTHORITIES: LOC: Carrington, Robert Smith, Baron, 1752-1838 NRA: Smith Robert (1752-1838) 1st Baron Carrington DNB: Smith, Robert, first Baron Carrington (1752–1838), banker and politician LBT ID: LdCarri1 VIAF ID: 26155782 LOC ID: n88130751	B/BAP: 1752-01-22 DIED: 1838-09-18
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English banker, politician, and philanthropist; he was a Pittite MP for Nottingham borough (1778-97), vice-president of the Literary Fund, and patronized William Cowper.
REFERENCES TO Robert Smith, first baron Carrington: Samuel Whitbread to Thomas Creevey, 8 November 1809 in The Creevey Papers: A Selection from the Correspondence & Diaries of the late Thomas Creevey, M.P. (London: John Murray, 1903) Found 1: ¶ 2 Samuel Whitbread to Thomas Creevey, 10 November 1809 in The Creevey Papers: A Selection from the Correspondence & Diaries of the late Thomas Creevey, M.P. (London: John Murray, 1903) Found 1: ¶ 1 William Field, Memoirs of the Life, Writings, and Opinions of the Rev. Samuel Parr, LL.D.; with Biographical Notices of many of his Friends, Pupils, and Contemporaries. 2 vols (London: Henry Colburn, 1828) Ch VII. 1812-1815 Found 1: ¶ 4 Creevey, Thomas, 1768-1838, The Creevey Papers: A Selection from the Correspondence & Diaries of the late Thomas Creevey, M.P. (London: John Murray, 1903) Ch. V: 1809 Found 1: ¶ 1