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Sir Henry Babington Smith, G.B.E, C.H.M, K.C.B., C.S.I, M.A., 1863-1923, Civil Servant & Financier, by George H Bushnell, St Andrews, 1942, p13, privately printed for the Lady Elisabeth Babington Smith
1592: 317:, in the nominally-Ottoman Egypt, becoming its chairman in 1901. In the same year he was awarded the Osmanieh Order, Class 1. In 1903 he returned home to become secretary to the 1602: 379: 203:(29 January 1863 – 29 September 1923) was a senior British civil servant, who served in a wide range of posts overseas, mostly financial, before becoming a director of the 356: 1622: 1607: 1617: 390: 187: 29: 1637: 1612: 1627: 1587: 290:. This relationship was cemented when he married the Viceroy's eldest daughter, Lady Elisabeth Mary Bruce (1877–1944), on 22 September 1898 in 1582: 295: 199: 41: 348:. Smith explained to his children: "o man is wise who burdens a large family with such trappings. I did without them and so can you." 1642: 326: 195: 37: 1577: 1647: 1455: 1597: 1495: 1515: 368: 276: 268: 439: 322: 364: 360: 1572: 410: 283: 401: 730: 690: 344:, one of the most prestigious posts in the administration of India, because it was usually accompanied by a 272: 227:
Smith was born at Riverbank, Putney, London on 29 February 1863, the son of the lawyer and mathematician
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saw him holding a variety of posts connected with finance, including deputy governor of the
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After the war, he chaired the Indian Finance and Currency Committee in 1919 and the
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Babington Smith married Lady Elizabeth Bruce (1877–1944), the eldest daughter of
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Elizabeth Babington Smith (1921–2008): MD, FFARCS, married to Reece Lloyd-Jones
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as an examiner, but in 1891 became principal private secretary to the new
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Susan Babington Smith (1917–2003), married Sir Anthony Wakefield Cox
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Civil servants in the Department of Education (United Kingdom)
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Margaret Babington Smith 1907–1997), married Charles de Bunsen
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Lady Elizabeth Mary Bruce (later Babington Smith).Simla.1898
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He returned to Britain in 1899 and was immediately sent to
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Knights Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire
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Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire
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through his maternal grandmother Mary, a daughter of
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Council of Administration of the Ottoman Public Debt
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For his work in India, he was appointed 50: 1628:Foreign recipients of the Legion of Merit 327:Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath 1473: 1451:"Smith, Sir Henry Babington (1863–1923)" 1425: 400: 174: 1500:Oxford Dictionary of National Biography 1456:Oxford Dictionary of National Biography 282:In 1894 he became private secretary to 1588:Secretaries of the General Post Office 1555: 1279: 1161: 1157: 1145: 1049: 938: 934: 930: 920: 821: 710: 706: 694: 595: 494: 490: 486: 1349: 1339: 1335: 1323: 1320: 1310: 1297: 1287: 1283: 1267: 1264: 1254: 1241: 1231: 1227: 1215: 1205: 1195: 1179: 1169: 1165: 1142: 1132: 1119: 1109: 1105: 1093: 1090: 1080: 1067: 1057: 1053: 1037: 1031: 1021: 1008: 998: 994: 982: 979: 969: 956: 946: 942: 914: 904: 891: 881: 877: 865: 862: 852: 839: 829: 825: 809: 806: 796: 783: 773: 769: 757: 754: 744: 728: 718: 714: 688: 678: 665: 655: 651: 639: 636: 626: 613: 603: 599: 583: 577: 567: 554: 544: 540: 528: 525: 515: 502: 498: 367:(CH) in 1917. In 1918 he accompanied 1583:Alumni of Trinity College, Cambridge 1508:10.1093/odnb/9780198614128.013.74536 1493: 1442: 1440: 1446: 1427:"Smith, Henry Babington (SMT882HB)" 460:The family home was Chinthurst, in 13: 476:Ancestors of Henry Babington Smith 440:Henry Sinclair, 2nd Baron Pentland 323:Companion of the Order of the Bath 14: 1659: 1437: 435:David Babington Smith (1909–1989) 423:Henry Babington Smith (1902–1982) 365:Order of the Companions of Honour 361:Anglo-French Financial Commission 359:. In 1915 he participated in the 1643:British people in colonial India 526:8. Archibald Smith of Jordanhill 1578:People educated at Eton College 420:(1901–1984): Brigadier, CBE, TD 411:Victor Bruce, 9th Earl of Elgin 1648:Teachers at Winchester College 1487: 1467: 1419: 1410: 1: 1598:Civil servants in HM Treasury 1534: 691:Archibald Smith of Jordanhill 380:Railway Amalgamation Tribunal 1494:Ford, Lily (8 August 2019), 1403: 215:, and his children took the 7: 1502:, Oxford University Press, 1431:A Cambridge Alumni Database 467: 273:Chancellor of the Exchequer 103:Caisse de la Dette Publique 10: 1664: 1433:. University of Cambridge. 1273: 1159: 1151: 1043: 936: 932: 815: 708: 700: 589: 503:16. John Smith of Craigend 492: 488: 249:Trinity College, Cambridge 1337: 1329: 1304: 1285: 1281: 1248: 1229: 1221: 1189: 1167: 1163: 1126: 1107: 1099: 1074: 1055: 1051: 1015: 996: 988: 980:12. Charles Stuart Parker 963: 944: 940: 917:Sir Henry Babington Smith 898: 879: 871: 846: 827: 823: 790: 771: 763: 738: 716: 712: 672: 653: 645: 620: 614:18. Baillie William Euing 601: 597: 580:James Smith of Jordanhill 561: 542: 534: 509: 496: 445:Constance Babington Smith 396: 357:British Trade Corporation 262: 184:Sir Henry Babington Smith 179:Sir Henry Babington Smith 169: 161: 149: 128: 123: 119: 108: 100: 89: 81: 70: 62: 58: 49: 25:Sir Henry Babington Smith 23: 1180:28. Thomas Babington of 373:Minister Plenipotentiary 223:Early life and education 207:. He was related to the 1461:Oxford University Press 427:Bernard Babington Smith 418:Michael Babington Smith 338:National Bank of Turkey 65:National Bank of Turkey 1573:People from Jordanhill 1298:30. Rev. John Macaulay 406: 309:representative in the 286:on his appointment as 267:In 1887 he joined the 180: 1350:31. Margaret Campbell 404: 243:. He was educated at 237:Arthur Hamilton Smith 178: 16:British civil servant 1143:3. Susan Emma Parker 755:10. Alexander Wilson 389:Smith was appointed 336:as president of the 332:In 1909, he went to 321:, and was appointed 231:. His brothers were 1448:Lubenow, William C. 319:General Post Office 235:, later an MP, and 84:General Post Office 1480:The London Gazette 447:(1912–2000): MBE, 407: 342:Governor of Bombay 269:Board of Education 233:James Parker Smith 181: 1517:978-0-19-861412-8 1400: 1399: 1396: 1395: 1321:15. Jean Macaulay 1265:7. Mary Babington 1242:29. Lydia Cardale 325:(CB) in 1905 and 311:South African War 257:Cambridge Apostle 219:Babington Smith. 173: 172: 153:29 September 1923 145:, London, England 82:Secretary to the 63:President of the 1655: 1633:Babington family 1546:, 1 October 1923 1528: 1527: 1526: 1524: 1491: 1485: 1484: 1471: 1465: 1464: 1444: 1435: 1434: 1423: 1417: 1414: 1208:Thomas Babington 1034:Sir James Parker 731:Alexander Wilson 482: 481: 473: 472: 429:(1905–1993): OBE 288:Viceroy of India 251:, where he read 213:Thomas Babington 209:Babington family 202: 156: 138: 136: 124:Personal details 113: 101:Chairman of the 94: 75: 54: 44: 21: 20: 1663: 1662: 1658: 1657: 1656: 1654: 1653: 1652: 1553: 1552: 1537: 1532: 1531: 1522: 1520: 1518: 1492: 1488: 1472: 1468: 1445: 1438: 1424: 1420: 1415: 1411: 1406: 1401: 1091:13. Mary Rainey 637:9. Isobel Euing 555:17. Jane Duncan 470: 449:Legion of Merit 399: 384:Bank of England 353:First World War 329:(KCB) in 1908. 298:(CSI) in 1897. 265: 229:Archibald Smith 225: 205:Bank of England 186: 154: 140: 139:29 January 1863 134: 132: 114: 109: 95: 90: 76: 71: 45: 28: 26: 17: 12: 11: 5: 1661: 1651: 1650: 1645: 1640: 1635: 1630: 1625: 1620: 1615: 1610: 1605: 1600: 1595: 1590: 1585: 1580: 1575: 1570: 1565: 1551: 1550: 1547: 1536: 1533: 1530: 1529: 1516: 1486: 1466: 1436: 1418: 1408: 1407: 1405: 1402: 1398: 1397: 1394: 1393: 1391: 1389: 1387: 1385: 1383: 1381: 1379: 1377: 1375: 1373: 1371: 1369: 1367: 1365: 1363: 1361: 1358: 1357: 1355: 1352: 1351: 1348: 1345: 1344: 1341: 1340: 1338: 1336: 1334: 1331: 1330: 1328: 1325: 1324: 1322: 1319: 1316: 1315: 1312: 1311: 1309: 1306: 1305: 1303: 1300: 1299: 1296: 1293: 1292: 1289: 1288: 1286: 1284: 1282: 1280: 1278: 1275: 1274: 1272: 1269: 1268: 1266: 1263: 1260: 1259: 1256: 1255: 1253: 1250: 1249: 1247: 1244: 1243: 1240: 1237: 1236: 1233: 1232: 1230: 1228: 1226: 1223: 1222: 1220: 1217: 1216: 1214: 1212:Rothley Temple 1204: 1201: 1200: 1197: 1196: 1194: 1191: 1190: 1188: 1185: 1184: 1182:Rothley Temple 1178: 1175: 1174: 1171: 1170: 1168: 1166: 1164: 1162: 1160: 1158: 1156: 1153: 1152: 1150: 1147: 1146: 1144: 1141: 1138: 1137: 1134: 1133: 1131: 1128: 1127: 1125: 1122: 1121: 1118: 1115: 1114: 1111: 1110: 1108: 1106: 1104: 1101: 1100: 1098: 1095: 1094: 1092: 1089: 1086: 1085: 1082: 1081: 1079: 1076: 1075: 1073: 1070: 1069: 1066: 1063: 1062: 1059: 1058: 1056: 1054: 1052: 1050: 1048: 1045: 1044: 1042: 1039: 1038: 1036: 1030: 1027: 1026: 1023: 1022: 1020: 1017: 1016: 1014: 1011: 1010: 1007: 1004: 1003: 1000: 999: 997: 995: 993: 990: 989: 987: 984: 983: 981: 978: 975: 974: 971: 970: 968: 965: 964: 962: 959: 958: 955: 952: 951: 948: 947: 945: 943: 941: 939: 937: 935: 933: 931: 929: 926: 925: 922: 921: 919: 913: 910: 909: 906: 905: 903: 900: 899: 897: 894: 893: 890: 887: 886: 883: 882: 880: 878: 876: 873: 872: 870: 867: 866: 864: 861: 858: 857: 854: 853: 851: 848: 847: 845: 842: 841: 838: 835: 834: 831: 830: 828: 826: 824: 822: 820: 817: 816: 814: 811: 810: 808: 807:5. 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Index

GBE
CH
KCB
CSI

National Bank of Turkey
General Post Office
Caisse de la Dette Publique
Putney

GBE
CH
KCB
CSI
Bank of England
Babington family
Thomas Babington
double surname
Archibald Smith
James Parker Smith
Arthur Hamilton Smith
British Museum
Eton College
Trinity College, Cambridge
classics
Cambridge Apostle
Board of Education
Chancellor of the Exchequer
George Goschen
Lord Elgin

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