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Guy Bracewell Smith | |
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Born | George Bracewell Smith (1912-12-12)12 December 1912 |
Died | 18 September 1976(1976-09-18) (aged 63) |
Nationality | British |
Education | Wrekin College and Emmanuel College, Cambridge |
Occupation | Businessman |
Title | 2nd Baronet Keighley |
Spouse |
Helene née Hydock
(m. 1951–1976) |
Children | Guy and Charles |
Sir George Bracewell Smith, 2nd Baronet MBE, (12 December 1912 – 18 September 1976), was a City of London business man who owned the Ritz Hotel and several others.
Background and education
The son of Sir Bracewell Smith, 1st Baronet, KCVO (1884–1966), he was educated at Wrekin College and Emmanuel College, Cambridge.
Family
Bracewell Smith married Helene Hydock, from Philadelphia, in 1951. They had two sons, Guy Bracewell Smith and Charles Bracewell-Smith.
Career
Bracewell Smith was a City of London business man. He was Chairman of the Park Lane Hotel and the Ritz Hotel and a director of Arsenal Football Club. He sold the Ritz Hotel to Trafalgar House for £2.75m in 1976.
He was a director of Arsenal Football Club from 1953 to 1976, his father having been chairman from 1948 to 1962.
References
Baronetage of the United Kingdom | ||
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Preceded byBracewell Smith | Baronet (of Keighley) 1966 – 1976 |
Succeeded byGuy Bracewell Smith |
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