He became a lawyer in London in 1891
He soon felt that he was not destined to be a lawyer, and, at the 
suggestion of the dean of the law school, Porter switched to Harvard's music 
faculty,... [DOC] [TLE] William Henry Smith (18251891) - Wikipedia [PAR] William Henry Smith PC (24 June 1825  6 October 1891) was an English 
bookseller and newsagent of the family firm W H Smith, who expanded the firm 
and introduced the practice of selling books and newspapers at railway stations.