Smithson baronets
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The Smithson Baronetcy, of Stanwick in the County of York, is a title in the Baronetage of England. It was created on 2 August 1660 for Hugh Smithson of Stanwick St John, Yorkshire. Sir Hugh Smithson,
Monument of Sir Hugh Smithson, 1st Baronet, St John the Baptist's Church, Stanwick
Mural monument to Sir Hugh Smithson, 3rd Baronet, St John the Baptist, Stanwick
Smithson of Stanwick, Yorkshire (ancient)
Augmented arms of Smithson of Stanwick
James Smithson
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James Smithson was a British chemist and mineralogist. He published numerous scientific papers for the Royal Society during the early 1800s as well as defining calamine, which would eventually be rena
Smithson baronets
…Duke of Northumberland in 1766. The baronetcy remains merged with the dukedom. Smithsonian Institution in Washington DC was founded with the legacy of James Smithson, illegitimate son of Sir Hugh, 4th Baronet (Hugh Percy, 1st Duke of Northumberland). Sir Hugh Smithson, 1st Baronet (c. 1598–1670…
James Smithson by Henri-Joseph Johns, 1816
A young James Louis Macie, dressed in Oxford regalia, by James Roberts, c. 1786
Smithsonite, which was named after Smithson
Smithson's crypt in Washington