William Masters Smith

For the cricketer, see William Smith-Masters.

William Masters Smith
Member of Parliament for West Kent
In office 1852–1857
Personal details
Born	(1802-03-20)20 March 1802
Died	24 December 1861(1861-12-24) (aged 59) Camer Park, Kent
Political party	Conservative
Spouse	Frances Elphinstone ​ (m. 1836)​
Relatives	Sir Howard Elphinstone (father-in-law) William Smith-Masters (great-nephew)

William Masters Smith (20 March 1802 – 24 December 1861), was a 19th-century English landowner[1] and Conservative politician, who represented West Kent as Member of Parliament (MP) from 1852 to 1857.[2]

Life

The only son of George Smith (1757–1831) and Rebecca née Brett (died 1843), he was seated at Camer, near Meopham, and lord of the manors of Luddesdowne and Dodmore.[3] Appointed a Justice of the Peace and Deputy Lieutenant, Masters Smith served as High Sheriff of Kent for 1849/50.[4]

On 6 September 1836, he married Frances Elphinstone (died 1905), eldest daughter of Major-General Sir Howard Elphinstone,[5] and died without issue in 1861.

He was succeeded in the family estates by his nephew, who assumed the name and arms of Smith-Masters by Royal Licence in 1862.[6]

See also

• Camer Park
• High Sheriff of Kent

References

1. Burke, Bernard (1898). A Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Landed Gentry of Great Britain & Ireland. Harrison & sons. p. 1014. Retrieved 13 July 2018.
2. www.nationalarchives.gov.uk
3. Burke's Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Landed Gentry. H. Colburn. 1847. p. 1247. Retrieved 13 July 2018. William Masters Smith.
4. www.kent-lieutenancy.org.uk
5. www.burkespeerage.com
6. Reade, Compton (1904). The Smith Family: Being a Popular Account of Most Branches of the Name. E. Stock. p. 59. Retrieved 13 July 2018. William Masters Smith.

Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Thomas Law Hodges Sir Edmund Filmer, Bt	Member of Parliament for West Kent 1852 – 1857 With: Sir Edmund Filmer, Bt (to February 1857) Charles Wykeham Martin (from February 1857)	Succeeded by Charles Wykeham Martin James Whatman