Sir Robert Workman Smith, 1st Baronet, JP (7 December 1880 – 6 December 1957) was a Scottish Unionist politician.

The youngest son of George Smith, shipowner, Glasgow, he was educated at Trinity College, Cambridge. He was a barrister at the Inner Temple.

Sir Robert Smith, 1st Baronet

Smith was unsuccessful candidate for Aberdeen and Kincardine Central in 1922–1923, and was elected as the Member of Parliament (MP) for the seat in 1924, holding it until 1945. He was a Justice of the Peace for the County of Aberdeen.

Sir Robert Smith, 1st Baronet

He was knighted in 1934 Birthday Honours and created a baronet in the 1945 Dissolution Honours.

Sir Robert Smith, 1st Baronet

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1880 births

1957 deaths

Alumni of Trinity College, Cambridge

Members of the Inner Temple

Unionist Party (Scotland) MPs

Baronets in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom

UK MPs 1924–1929

UK MPs 1929–1931

UK MPs 1931–1935

UK MPs 1935–1945

Knights Bachelor