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SMELT, William (1690-1755), of Leases, Yorks.
Published in The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1715-1754, ed. R. Sedgwick, 1970
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Constituency
Dates
1 Dec. 1740 - Apr. 1745
Family and Education
b. 10 Jan. 1690, yr. s. of Leonard Smelt of Kirkby Fleetham, Yorks.; bro. of Leonard Smelt. m. Dorothy, da. of Cornelius Cayley of York, 4s. 4da. suc. bro. 1740.
Offices Held
Receiver gen. of casual revenue, Barbados 1745-d.
Biography
William Smelt succeeded his brother at Northallerton, voting with the Government. In 1745 he sold the family interest at Northallerton to Henry Lascelles, in favour of whom he vacated his seat by accepting a colonial appointment.1 He died 14 Sept. 1755.
Ref Volumes: 1715-1754
Author: Romney R. Sedgwick
Notes
- 1. See ‘A London West-India Merchant House 1740-69’, by R. Pares, Essays presented to Sir Lewis Namier, ed. Pares Taylor, 78.