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1715—1886.

Smith, William Alexander, 1s. William, of Chesterfield, co. Derby, gent. Christ Church, matric. 11 Oct., 1872, aged 20; a junior student 1872-7, B.A. 1875, B.Med. & M.A. 1880.

Smith, William Assheton, s. Thomas, of Holmes Chapel, Cheshire, gent. Brasenose Coll., matric. 27 Sep., 1774, aged 18; his father matriculated from Brasenose 3 Feb., 1741-2 (as Thomas Assheton). See page 46.

Smith, William Bolton, 1s. William Bolton, of Coloniae (? Colchester), Essex, gent. Worcester Coll., matric. 24 April, 1845, aged 18; B.A. 1849.

Smith, William Brooke Brooke-, 1s. Brooke, of Edgbaston, co. Warwick, gent. University Coll., matric. 15 Oct., 1881, aged 19.

Smith, (Sir) William (Cusac, Bart.), s. Michael, of Dublin, Ireland, arm. Christ Church, matric. 26 Nov., 1783, aged 17; B.A. 1786, and baronet, a student of Lincoln's Inn 1784, bar.-at-law, King's Inns, Dublin, 1788, LL.D. Trinity Coll., Dublin, 1793, K.C. 1796, M.P. Lanesborough 1794-7, assumed the additional surname of Cusac by royal licence 12 March, 1800, solicitor-general Ireland, and baron of the Exchequer 1801, died 21 Aug., 1836. See Foster's Baronetage.

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Smith, William David, 2s. William Bruce, of Purneah, Bengal, arm. Trinity Coll., matric. 27 June, 1829, aged 18.

Smith, William (Charles) Harrison, 1s. Enos, of Richmond, Surrey, arm. Exeter Coll., matric. 9 March, 1837, aged 18; B.A. 1841.

Smith, William Edward. Exeter Coll., 1836. See Sellon, page 1272.

Smith, William Edward (Clifton), 1s. William Richard, of Clifton, co. Derby, arm. Exeter Coll., matric. 16 Oct., 1884, aged 18; B.A. 1888.

Smith, William Frederick, 2s. Bright, of St. James's, Westminster, arm. St. John's Coll., matric. 30 June, 1845, aged 17; B.A. 1849, M.A. 1852, bar.-at-law, Lincoln's Inn, 1852. See Foster's Men at the Bar & Eton School Lists.

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Smith, William Garnett, 1s. William, of Bingley, Yorks, gent. Queen's Coll., matric. 4 June, 1881, aged 19; exhibitioner 1881-5, B.A. 1885.

Smith, William George, o.s. William, of Weymouth, Dorset, arm. Brasenose Coll., matric. 20 March, 1823, aged 18.

Smith, Rev. William George Parks, of Trinity Coll., Cambridge (B.A. 1827, M.A. 1831); adm. 'ad eundem' 5 July, 1851.

Smith, William George, 1s. George, of Kingsland, Middlesex, gent. St. John's Coll., matric. 14 Oct., 1882, aged 18; scholar 1882, B.A. 1886.

Smith, William Gerard, 6s. Henry, of Camberwell, Surrey, gent. Worcester Coll., matric. 19 Oct., 1876, aged 19; exhibitioner 1876-81, B.A. 1881, M.A. 1883.

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Smith, William Hart, 1s. Thomas, of Exeter, Devon, arm. Brasenose Coll., matric. 27 Feb., 1845, aged 18; B.A. 1848, M.A. 1851, vicar of St. Minver, Cornwall, 1851-71, rector of St. Peter, Bedford, 1871.

Smith, William Henry, 3s. Charles, of Minster, Isle of Sheppey, Kent, arm. Queen's Coll., matric. 15 March, 1823, aged 18; B.C.L. 1829, D.C.L. 1834, bar.-at-law, Lincoln's Inn, 1830. See Robinson, 209.

Smith, William Henry, 1s. John, of Poplar, Middlesex, gent. St. John's Coll., matric. 25 June, 1855, aged 18; scholar & fellow 1855-79, B.A. 1860, M.A. 1862, D.C.L. 1866, of the Indian Civil Service 1859, died 1 June, 1879. See Robinson, 298.

Smith, Right Hon. William Henry; created D.C.L. 18 June, 1879 (o.s. William Henry, of London), of Greenlands, Bucks, and Thurlow Hall, Suffolk, M.P. Westminster 1868-85, and for Strand division 1885, financial secretary to the Treasury 1874-7, 1st lord of the Admiralty 1877-80, secretary for War 1885-6, chief secretary Ireland Jan. & Feb., 1886, 1st lord of the Treasury and leader in the House of Commons Jan., 1887.

Smith, William Henry Payne, 2s. Robert, dean of Canterbury. Trinity Coll., matric. 16 Oct., 1871, aged 18, scholar 1871-5; senior student Christ Church 1875, B.A. 1876, M.A. 1878, lecturer 1877-82, tutor 1883-4, assistant-master Marlborough College 1876-7, of Rugby 1884, curate of St. Peter-le-Bailey, Oxford, 1878-83, vice-principal Wycliffe Hall, Oxford, 1880-3, a student of Lincoln's Inn 1874.

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Smith, William Hillier, o.s. Richard, of Bridgewater, Somerset, gent. Queen's Coll., matric. 22 Oct., 1872, aged 18.

Smith, William James, 1s. William, of Louth, co. Lincoln, gent. Non-Coll., matric. 26 Jan., 1878, aged 23; B.A. from Queen's Coll. 1885, M.A. 1886.

Smith, William John Bernhard, o.s. John, of Marylebone, London, arm. Oriel Coll., matric. 27 April, 1837, aged 18; bar.-at-law, Middle Temple, 1842, died 27 Feb., 1881.

Smith, William Joseph, 2s. Timothy, of Edmonton, Middlesex, arm. Queen's Coll., matric. 22 June, 1848, aged 19; Michel exhibitioner 1848-51, scholar 1851-5, B.A. 1852, fellow 1855-9, M.A. 1855, chaplain Foochow, China, 1858-63, curate of Hundleby, co. Lincoln, 1870, until his death 8 Nov., 1874. See Eton School Lists.

Smith, William Joseph, 1s. Benjamin, of Knottingley, Yorks, cler. Queen's Coll., matric. 29 June, 1859, aged 20; B.A. 1864, M.A. 1887, perp. curate St. Thomas's, Pendle, 1873-85, vicar of St. John's, Kilburn, 1885.

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Smith, William Pickering, 1s. William Robinson, of co. Carmarthen, arm. Exeter Coll., matric. 22 Jan., 1876, aged 18; B.A. 1879.

Smith, William Pulteney, 2s. Frederick James, of Brighton, Sussex, arm. University Coll., matric. 11 Oct., 1873, aged 18; B.A. 1879, bar.-at-law, Lincoln's Inn, 1880. See Foster's Men at the Bar.

Smith, William Robinson, o.s. Thomas Farley, of Evesham, co. Worcester, gent. Pembroke Coll., matric. 30 May, 1850, aged 19; B.A. 1856, M.A. 1857, vice-principal Bath proprietary College 1857-60, principal 1860-74, rector of Monnington-on-Wye, co. Hereford, 1874.

Smith, William Rose, 1s. William, of Dry Drayton, co. Cambridge, cler. Christ Church, matric. 14 Oct., 1871, aged 19; B.A. 1875, bar.-at-law, Inner Temple, 1878. See Foster's Men at the Bar.

Smith, William Seamour, s. William, of Reading, Berks, gent. Magdalen Hall, matric. 1 May, 1780, aged 19; B.A. from St. John's Coll. 1784, M.A. 1787.

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Smith, Admiral Sir William Sidney; created D.C.L. 5 July, 1810, (3s. John Spencer S., of Midgham, Sussex), admiral of the red, G.C.B., G.C.S. of Sweden, K.C. of Turkey, G.C.F.M. of Naples, G.C.T.S. of Spain, and knight of Malta, entered the navy, June, 1777, served in the Swedish navy against Russia 1788, and had the honour of The Sword (G.C.S.) conferred upon him, and was styled 'Sir,' taken at Toulon 1796 and kept prisoner 2 years, 'the hero of Acre,' wounded at Aboukir, M.P. Rochester 1802-5, knighted when K.C.B. 2 Jan., 1815, G.C.B. 19 July, 1838, lieut. -general of marines 1803, died in Paris 26 May, 1840, buried in Père la Chaise, probably brother of John Spencer Smith 1790. See Gent.'s Mag., 1841, i. 93.

Smith, William Stephen Montgomery, o.s. William, of Sutton, Surrey, gent. Balliol Coll., matric. 18 Oct., 1881, aged 18; B.A. 1886.

Smith, William Ward, s. William, of Poole, Dorset, cler. Worcester Coll., matric. 29 Nov., 1799, aged 18; fellow until 1830, B.A. 1803, M.A. 1807, rector of St. Leonard's, Devon, 1825. died 24 May, 1830.

Smith, Yerbury, s. Robert, of Combe Hay, Somerset, arm. Oriel Coll., matric. 12 June, 1749, aged 16; B.A. 1753, M.A. 1756, B.Med. 1760.

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