The Henry Smith Charity

The Henry Smith Charity was founded in England in 1628 from the will of Henry Smith, a moneylender and landowner.^[1][2] As of 1983, the "Smith's Charity estate" in Kensington has remained largely intact.^[3]

Today, the charity makes a variety of grants, to "poor clergy" and to relieve poverty.

History

Henry Smith was born in Wandsworth in 1548. He was a City merchant and alderman, and he left a detailed will establishing various charitable trusts.

References

1. "Our History". The Henry Smith Charity.
2. Stephen Satchell (19 September 2009). Optimizing Optimization: The Next Generation of Optimization Applications and Theory. Academic Press. p. 79. ISBN 978-0-08-095920-7.
3. "The Smith's Charity Estate: Development up to the early nineteenth century". British History Online.

External links

• The Henry Smith Charity