Sir Smith Child, 1st Baronet

Sir Smith Child, 1st Baronet (5 March 1808 – 27 March 1896) was a Conservative Party politician in the United Kingdom.

He was born at Newfield Hall, Tunstall, Staffordshire the son of John George Child and the grandson of Admiral Smith Child (1730–1813).

[1] In 1835 he married Sarah, daughter and heiress of Richard Clarke Hill of Stallington Hall, Stone, Staffordshire.

[4] Tunstall clock tower was erected in his honour in 1893.

Following his death in 1896, aged eighty-eight, his title passed to his eldest grandson Smith Hill Child.

Tunstall Clock Tower