Henry Stanley Smith (1839-1916)

Timber Merchant, of Quebec & Addington House, Wimbledon

He was one of the three sons of James Smith and grew up at Barkeley House in Seaforth, near Liverpool. His brothers (James Barkeley Smith and Charles Chaloner Smith) were partners in Houghton, Smith & Co., shipowners, timber and commission merchants of Liverpool. In 1862, he went into the timber export and storage business with John Burstall at Quebec. In 1875, he married Harriet, daughter of Chief Justice Sir William Collis Meredith, and they had four sons. In Quebec, they lived at 69 Rue d'Auteuil before retiring to England at "Addington" in Wimbledon where he died.

Spouse (1)

Harriet (Meredith) Smith

Mrs Harriet (Meredith) Smith

1854-1941

Children (1)

Kenelm Stanley Smith

of London & Cairo; Director of the British American Tobacco Company

1881-1934