Alexander Abel Smith | |
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Born | 18 September 1904 |
Died | 17 April 1980 | (aged 75)
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Known for | Chairman of the Pressed Steel Company from 1955 to 1965 |
Spouses | |
Relatives | Lucy Abel Smith (daughter-in-law) |
Sir Alexander Abel Smith KCVO TD (18 September 1904 – 17 April 1980) was a British Army officer and merchant banker. [1]
A member of the Smith banking family, he was the son of Francis Abel Smith (died 1908) of Wilford House, Nottinghamshire; and was the younger brother of Henry Abel Smith. He was educated at Eton College and Magdalen College, Oxford. [2] After university he worked in JP Morgan in New York. [3]
Abel Smith served in Anti-Aircraft Command in World War II, and then joined the British Army Staff, Washington. [2] He was an honorary Brigadier in the British Army. From about 1946 he was a partner in J. Henry Schroder Wagg. [3] He was Chairman of the Pressed Steel Company from 1955 to 1965 and of Provident Mutual Life Assurance Association Ltd. from 1966 to 1973. [1]
Abel Smith married in 1936 Elizabeth Morgan, who died in 1948. Secondly, he was the second husband of Henriette, Lady Abel Smith, Lady-in-Waiting to Queen Elizabeth II. [2] His son, engineer David Francis Abel Smith, married author Lucy Abel Smith. [4] [5]
Alexander Abel Smith | |
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Born | 18 September 1904 |
Died | 17 April 1980 | (aged 75)
Occupations |
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Known for | Chairman of the Pressed Steel Company from 1955 to 1965 |
Spouses | |
Relatives | Lucy Abel Smith (daughter-in-law) |
Sir Alexander Abel Smith KCVO TD (18 September 1904 – 17 April 1980) was a British Army officer and merchant banker. [1]
A member of the Smith banking family, he was the son of Francis Abel Smith (died 1908) of Wilford House, Nottinghamshire; and was the younger brother of Henry Abel Smith. He was educated at Eton College and Magdalen College, Oxford. [2] After university he worked in JP Morgan in New York. [3]
Abel Smith served in Anti-Aircraft Command in World War II, and then joined the British Army Staff, Washington. [2] He was an honorary Brigadier in the British Army. From about 1946 he was a partner in J. Henry Schroder Wagg. [3] He was Chairman of the Pressed Steel Company from 1955 to 1965 and of Provident Mutual Life Assurance Association Ltd. from 1966 to 1973. [1]
Abel Smith married in 1936 Elizabeth Morgan, who died in 1948. Secondly, he was the second husband of Henriette, Lady Abel Smith, Lady-in-Waiting to Queen Elizabeth II. [2] His son, engineer David Francis Abel Smith, married author Lucy Abel Smith. [4] [5]