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British Whig politician
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Benjamin Leigh Smith
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Barbara Bodichon
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Biography
Benjamin Leigh Smith (1783–1860) was a British Whig politician who represented the constituencies of Sudbury and Norwich.
He was one of five sons and five daughters of William Smith, the famous MP and abolitionist. He was the father of Barbara Bodichon, who founded Girton College, and the explorer Benjamin Leigh Smith (both illegitimate), and was Florence Nightingale's maternal uncle.