Lawrence Smith (MP)
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Sir Lawrence Smith (1515/16 – 1582), of Chester and Hough, Cheshire, was an English Member of Parliament (MP), mayor and philanthropist.
He was a Member of the Parliament of England for Cheshire in 1545 and 1555 and for Chester in 1558 and 1559. He was Mayor of Chester 1540–1, 1558–9, 1563–4, and 1570–1.[1]
References
- ^ "SMITH, Sir Lawrence (1515/16-82), of Chester and Hough, Cheshire. | History of Parliament Online". historyofparliamentonline.org.
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