Horace Smith

Horace was the son of Ro­bert Smith of West­bourne Ter­race, Hyde Park, Lon­don.

He was ed­u­cat­ed at King’s Col­lege, Lon­don, and Tri­ni­ty Hall, Cam­bridge (BA in hon­ors, 1860). Called to the bar in 1862, he held se­ver­al im­port­ant posts, and be­came a Me­tro­po­li­tan Po­lice Ma­gis­trate in 1888.