James Parker Smith
James Parker Smith of Jordanhill, PC, JP, DL,
He had previously contested Greenock and Paisley.
Life
He was born on 30 August 1854 the son of Archibald Smith of Jordanhill (son of James Smith of Jordanhill) and his wife, Susan Emma Parker. Although his father was Scottish he was born in London and spent much of his life in England. He was educated at Winchester College. He then studied law at Trinity College, Cambridge, graduating with a BA in Mathematics (as fourth Wrangler) in 1877 and MA in 1880.[2] He qualified as a barrister in 1888.
From 1890 to 1906 his interests changed from law to politics. In January 1900, Smith was appointed assistant private secretary (unpaid) to Joseph Chamberlain, Secretary of State for the Colonies.[3] He held this post until 1903. He was sworn of the Privy Council in 1904.
In 1915 he returned to Winchester as a fellow and as warden to the college. He later became a director of the
He died at the Brooks's Club in London on 30 April 1929.
Family
In 1882 he was married to Mary Louisa Hamilton. They were parents to Archibald Colin Hamilton Parker Smith, 5th laird of Jordanhill, and Wilmot Babington Parker Smith.
His brothers included
Publications
- Preferential Voting (1884)
- The Causes of the Union with Ireland (1887)
References
- ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "P" (part 1)
- ^ "Smith, James Parker (SMT873JP)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
- ^ "Court Circular". The Times. No. 36039. London. 15 January 1900. p. 6.
- ISBN 0-902-198-84-X. Archived from the original(PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 21 July 2018.
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