Adam Smith designed the system. And Darwin was influenced by Smith in conceptualizing evolution. Odd that the father of conservative economics is so reviled by so-called conservatives when his ideas are applied in another area.
I'm not aware of that, and frankly doubt it. I'm not even sure that Darwin read Smith. (I think there's a lifetime reading list for Darwin around somewhere but I don't know if it's on the net.) However in general Darwin did read much of the Scottish economists and was quite interested in the subject. He was also a very shrewd investor who multiplied the family fortune several time over.