William Henry Smith
1825–91
Newsagent and politician. In 1851, secured a monopoly of bookstalls on the London and North-Western railway and by 1862 had secured exclusive bookstall rights on all the important English railway systems. Member of Parliament, 1868–91, holding cabinet posts in various administrations.
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ODNB
Bibliography
ODNB: Oxford dictionary of national biography: from the earliest times to the year 2000. (Revised edition.) Edited by H. C. G. Matthew and Brian Harrison. 60 vols. and index. Oxford: Oxford University Press. 2004.
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