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Alexander Abel Smith
Born (1904-09-18 ) 18 September 1904Died 17 April 1980(1980-04-17) (aged 75 ) Occupations
Merchant banker
Known for Chairman of the Pressed Steel Company from 1955 to 1965 Spouses
(m. 1936; died 1948)
(m. 1953)
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]
Life
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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]
Family
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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]
Notes
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^ 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 .
External links
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R e t r i e v e d f r o m " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Alexander_Abel_Smith&oldid=1222504925 "
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