- Rowland Smith
Rowland Smith (
6 December 1826 -24 February 1901 ) was an English Conservative politician who represented the constituency of South Derbyshire.Smith was the son of Samuel George Smith, of Goldings,
Hertfordshire and his wife Eugenia Chatfield. [ [http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=ObnB2K0Pm-gC&pg=PA265&lpg=PA265&dq=%22Rowland+Smith%22+MP&source=web&ots=UxFcTg3i_p&sig=uDdqiWJzxshs8f1uI4TRbbV3njw&hl=en&sa=X&oi=book_result&resnum=6&ct=result Marquis of Ruvigny & Raineval, Marquis of Ruvigny and Raineval Staff "Plantagenet Roll of the Blood Royal" Genealogical Publishing Company 1994] ]Smith became MP for Derbyshire South in 1868 and held the seat until 1874. He was resident at
Duffield Hall . Smith wasHigh Sheriff of Derbyshire in 1877 [LondonGazette|issue=24416|startpage=607|date=7 February 1877 |accessdate=2008-04-28] aDeputy Lieutenant and J.P..Smith married Constance Henrietta Sophia Louisa Granvill, daughter of
Lord Granville Somerset MP on 20 August 1857. His brothers were also members of parliament.Samuel George Smith represented Aylesbury andFrederick Chatfield Smith represented North Nottinghamshire. [ [http://www.nottshistory.org.uk/Jacks1881/bramcote.htm Nottinghamshire History - Bramcote Hall] ] He died inBelper aged 74.References
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