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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.
Summary. INTRODUCTION. WILLIAM HENRY SMITH, commonly known as ‘Public Spirited Smith’ or ‘P.P.S.’, was one of the key figures in the development of the foreign settlement in Yokohama in the 1860s and early 1870s. He was involved in nearly every major important initiative in the town.
British Travel. City Guides. Beginning in 1792 as a single shop in London selling newspapers, the firm begun by William Henry Smith has grown today into a corporation embracing a host - Great British Icons, Victorian Era.
Seeing the potential of the new technology, William Henry Smith opened his first railway bookstall on 1 November 1848. Richard Cavendish | Published in History Today Volume 48 Issue 11 November 1998. W H Smith bookstall in Victoria Station, Manchester c.1932.
24 de jun. de 2022 · June 24, 2022. H.M.S. Pinafore, by W.S. Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan, playbill poster, undated (Wikimedia commons) William Henry Smith, an English bookseller, was born June 25, 1825. Taking over the family firm, he became quite wealthy setting up newsstands in railway stations.
William Henry Smith. (1825-1891), Newsagent and politician, First Lord of the Treasury and Leader of the House of Commons. Early Victorian Portraits Catalogue Entry. Sitter in 27 portraits. At the age of twenty-one he became a partner in his father's newsagent business.
24 de jul. de 2023 · Volume 1 documents the foundation of the newspaper wholesaling business, Smith's education and his thwarted desire to become a priest. It describes how Smith helped his father expand their efficient and successful business to include a chain of railway station news- and bookstalls and a lending library, as well as becoming sole agents for The Times in 1854.
