Later Life
He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1806 as "a Gentleman well versed in various branches of Natural Knowledge".
Smith's final major contribution to British politics was to finally successfully see through parliament the repeal of the Test Acts in 1828. He died on 31 May 1835 in London.
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