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William Henry Smith, FRS (24 June 1825 – 6 October 1891) was an English bookseller and newsagent of the family firm W H Smith, who expanded the firm and introduced the practice of selling books and newspapers at railway stations.
He died in October 1891, just short of the company's first centenary celebration. Today, WH Smith is a PLC, headquartered in Swindon. The last member of the Smith family left the board in 1996. It has more than 520 UK high street stores plus national and international travel outlets.
W.H. Smith. Politician. In St Margaret's church Westminster, on the north side near the organ, is a stained glass window to William Henry Smith, newsagent and politician. The window was designed by J. P. Seddon and made by Belham & Co. of Westminster.
Nov 11, 1998 · W H Smith bookstall in Victoria Station, Manchester c.1932. The first William Henry Smith was born in 1792 just two weeks before the sudden death of his father Henry Walton Smith, who only a few months earlier had established a small ‘newswalk’ or newspaper round in Berkeley Square, London.
Dec 29, 2020 · SMITH, WILLIAM HENRY (1825–1891), statesman, born in Duke Street, Grosvenor Square, London, on 24 June 1825, was only son of William Henry Smith, newsagent, and his wife, Mary Anne Cooper. His parents were strict methodists.
The W.H. Smith business archive covers the period 1773 to 1996 and contains records that cover all aspects of the company’s work. The administrative records include correspondence, meeting minutes, policy reports, legal advice, deeds and leases, accounts, and miscellaneous business documents.
W. H. Smith Biography. (William Henry Smith, Jr.) newsagent, bookseller, statesman. Born: 1825. Birthplace: London, England. He entered the family's bookselling business, becoming his father's partner in 1846. He worked to expand the scope of the enterprise, beginning in 1849 to sell newspapers and books in Britain's railway stations.
