Henry Richard Hope Pinker (1849-1927)/Bust of The Right Hon W H Smith MP/signed and dated '95/marble, the bust 73cm high/on a grey slate plinth/Note: William Henry Smith (1825-1891) joined his father's business on his 21st birthday. By 1850, the firm had grown to be the leading distributor of newspapers in the country. He became an MP in 1868 and gradually retired from the business, leaving his son to take over on his death in 1891.