▁George ▁Green ▁Sp ils bury , ▁a ▁colonial ▁phys ician , ▁Robert ▁Smith ▁was ▁the ▁half ▁brother ▁of ▁Ad ela ide ▁Cas ely - H ay ford , ▁a ▁well ▁known ▁Sierra ▁Le one an ▁educational ist ▁and ▁writer . ▁Smith ▁was ▁also ▁the ▁brother - in ▁law ▁of ▁Dr . ▁William ▁A wo on or - R en ner , ▁a ▁Sierra ▁Le one an ▁phys ician ▁and ▁Peter ▁A wo on or - R en ner , ▁a ▁Sierra ▁Le one an ▁bar r ister . ▁Smith ▁had ▁inherited ▁property ▁from ▁his ▁pat ernal ▁grand father , ▁Kenneth ▁Mac a ul ay , ▁and ▁owned ▁a ▁house ▁at ▁Gl ouc ester ▁Street . ▁Following ▁his ▁death ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 5 , ▁Ch ille y ▁Smith ▁inherited ▁his ▁father ' s ▁property ▁and ▁provided ▁accommod ation ▁to ▁his ▁a un ts , ▁Ad ela ide ▁Cas ely - H ay ford ▁and ▁Emma ▁Smith . ▁ ▁Death ▁and ▁legacy ▁Smith ▁died ▁unexpected ly ▁on ▁ 4 ▁July ▁ 1 8 8 5 ▁of ▁" m align ant ▁b ili ous ▁inter mitt ent ▁fe ver ." ▁Smith ▁was ▁a ▁popular ▁figure ▁among ▁the ▁el ite ▁in ▁Sierra ▁Le one , ▁and ▁he ▁served ▁as ▁vice - pres ident ▁and ▁president ▁of ▁the ▁Sierra ▁Le one ▁E cc ent ric ▁Club . ▁Smith ▁l ent ▁£ 1 0 0 ▁to ▁a ▁friend , ▁John ▁Henry ▁Thomas ▁who ▁later ▁became ▁a ▁successful ▁and ▁prosper ous ▁merchant . ▁Descri bed ▁as ▁a ▁"