Anthony Thomas Smith
Anthony Thomas Smith QC (21 June 1935 – 15 September 2017)[1] was a British lawyer and Liberal Party politician.
Background
[edit]Smith was born the son of Sydney Ernest Smith and Winston Victoria Smith. He was educated at Northampton, Stafford, and Hinckley Grammar Schools, and at King's College, Cambridge (Exhibitioner; MA). In 1959 he married Letitia Ann Wheldon Griffith. They had one son and two daughters.[2]
Professional career
[edit]Smith was Called to the Bar by the Inner Temple in 1958. He served as a Flying Officer in the RAF from 1958 to 1960, then returned to his legal career. He was founder and Chairman of the Birmingham Free Representation Scheme. He was made a QC in 1977 and appointed as a Recorder.[3] He was made a Bencher in 1985.[4]
Political career
[edit]Smith was Liberal candidate for the Northampton division at the 1959 General Election. The constituency was a Labour/Conservative marginal and the Liberals had not run a candidate since coming a poor third in 1950. His prospects were not good and the party did not improve on its position.[5]
Electoral record
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Reginald Thomas Guy Des Voeux Paget | 27,823 | 46.30 | −6.45 | |
| Conservative | Joan Christabel Jill Knight | 25,106 | 41.77 | −5.48 | |
| Liberal | Anthony Thomas Smith | 7,170 | 11.93 | N/A | |
| Majority | 2,717 | 4.52 | −0.98 | ||
| Turnout | 60,099 | 82.87 | +0.27 | ||
| Registered electors | 72,521 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | -0.49 | |||
References
[edit]- ^ "Obituary notice, The Times". legacy.com. 23 September 2017. Retrieved 11 November 2017.
- ^ ‘SMITH, Anthony Thomas’, Who's Who 2016, A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 2016; online edn, Oxford University Press, 2015; online edn, Nov 2015 accessed 20 July 2016
- ^ "No. 47194". The London Gazette. 12 April 1977. p. 4891.
- ^ ‘SMITH, Anthony Thomas’, Who's Who 2016, A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 2016; online edn, Oxford University Press, 2015; online edn, Nov 2015 accessed 20 July 2016
- ^ British Parliamentary Election Results 1950-1983, FWS Craig
- ^ Kimber, Richard. "UK General Election results 1959". Political Science Resources. Archived from the original on 8 October 2016. Retrieved 11 April 2016.