Abel Smith

Abel Smith may refer to:

  • Abel Smith (1717–1788), banker and Member of Parliament (1774–1788) for Aldborough, St Ives and St Germans
  • Abel Smith (1748–1779), his eldest son, MP (1778–1779) for Nottingham
  • Abel Smith (1788–1859), nephew of the above, MP (1810–1847) for Malmesbury, Wendover, Midhurst and Hertfordshire
  • Abel Smith (1829–1898), MP (intermittently 1854–1898) for Hertfordshire and Hertford
  • Henry Abel Smith (1900–1993), Governor of Queensland
  • Lady May Abel Smith, (1906–1994), born Princess May of Teck, Sir Henry's wife
  • John Abel Smith (1802–1871), MP (1830–1859 and 1863–1868) for Midhurst and Chichester
  • Abel Henry Smith (1862–1930), MP for Christchurch 1892–1900 and Hertford 1900-1910
  • Ned RocknRoll, born Abel Smith, the nephew of Richard Branson, and the husband of Kate Winslet

Famous quotes containing the word smith:

    Not ringed but rare, not gilled but polyp-like, having sprung up
    overnight—

    These mushrooms of the gods, resembling human organs uprooted,
    rooted only on the air,
    —William Jay Smith (b. 1918)