Sir Alexander Abel Smith KCVO TD (18 September 1904 – 17 April 1980) was a British Army officer and merchant banker.[1]
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) |
Life
editA 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]
Family
editAbel 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]
Notes
edit- ^ a b "Abel Smith, Sir Alexander". Who's Who. A & C Black. Retrieved 4 September 2021. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
- ^ a b c Kelly's (1961). Kelly's Handbook to the Titled, Landed and Official Classes. Kelly's Directories. p. 1685.
- ^ a b Roberts, Richard (27 July 2016). Schroders: Merchants & Bankers. Springer. p. 315. ISBN 978-1-349-09650-3.
- ^ Debrett's People of Today. 2006. p. 2.
- ^ Fokschaner, Serena (11 May 2019). "The house that dares to be different". The Observer. ISSN 0029-7712. Retrieved 3 December 2023.