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Anthony Thomas Smith

1935 – 2017

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Lived 1935 – 2017 (aged 82). Anthony Thomas Smith was a British politician.

Anthony Thomas Smith QC (21 June 1935 – 15 September 2017) was a British lawyer and Liberal Party politician.

Background Smith was born the son of Sydney Ernest Smith and Winston Victoria Smith. He was educated at Northampton, Stafford, and Hinckley Grammar Schools, and at King's College, Cambridge (Exhibitioner; MA). In 1959 he married Letitia Ann Wheldon Griffith. They had one son and two daughters.

Professional career Smith was Called to the Bar by the Inner Temple in 1958. He served as a Flying Officer in the RAF from 1958 to 1960, then returned to his legal career. He was founder and Chairman of the Birmingham Free Representation Scheme. He was made a QC in 1977 and appointed as a Recorder. He was made a Bencher in 1985.

Political career Smith was Liberal candidate for the Northampton division at the 1959 General Election. The constituency was a Labour/Conservative marginal and the Liberals had not run a candidate since coming a poor third in 1950. His prospects were not good and the party did not improve on its position.

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British politician (1935-2017)

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Anthony Thomas Smith was born on 21 June 1935.

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Anthony Thomas Smith died on 15 September 2017.

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