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. | |