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Thomas Eustace Smith

1831 – 1903

British shipping magnate and Liberal Party politician

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Lived 1831 – 1903 (aged 71–72). Thomas Eustace Smith was a British politician and businessperson.

Thomas Eustace Smith (1831–1903) was an English shipping magnate and Liberal Party politician.

Biography He was elected at the 1868 general election as the member of parliament (MP) for Tynemouth and North Shields, having stood unsuccessfully in Dover at the 1865 general election. He was re-elected in Tynemouth and North Shields at the 1874 and 1880 elections,

His father William Smith of Benton was a ropemaker.

Thomas Eustace Smith married Martha Mary Dalrymple, known as an art patron, in 1855. They had six daughters and four sons. Through Ashton Wentworth Dilke, who married the eldest daughter Maye (Margaret), Martha (known also as Ellen) came to meet his brother Charles Dilke. The implications of the sex scandal involving Charles Dilke that later came to court (in the form of the divorce case between Donald Crawford and his wife Virginia, another of their daughters) later undermined the Smiths' social position, since there were broad hints of adultery between Ellen and Charles Dilke.

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Important facts

Born
1831
Birth century
Died
1903
Positions held
Member of the 22nd Parliament of the United Kingdom, Member of the 21st Parliament of the United Kingdom, Member of the 20th Parliament of the United Kingdom
Also known as
Eustace Smith

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Who was Thomas Eustace Smith?

British shipping magnate and Liberal Party politician (1831–1903)

When was Thomas Eustace Smith born?

Thomas Eustace Smith was born in 1831.

When did Thomas Eustace Smith die?

Thomas Eustace Smith died in 1903.

What was Thomas Eustace Smith's occupation?

Thomas Eustace Smith was a politician and businessperson.

What nationality was Thomas Eustace Smith?

Thomas Eustace Smith was British.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Thomas Eustace Smith

· Wikidata: Q7789391

· DBpedia: Thomas Eustace Smith

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