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2 unusual facts about Thomas Assheton Smith II


Thomas Assheton Smith II

He was the son of Thomas Assheton Smith I (1752–1828), who made his fortune in the Welsh slate industry and was a noted patron of cricket in the early years of MCC from the 1787 English cricket season.

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He went on to Christ Church, Oxford where he joined the Bullingdon Club of Oxford and was a prominent member of its team in 1796.



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