William Smith, 3rd Viscount Hambleden
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The Rt. Hon.
William Henry Smith, 3rd Viscount Hambleden (25 July 1903–31 March 1948), was a British peer
and descendant of the founders of stationery group W H Smith
. Lord Hambleden was educated at Eton College
and Oxford University. His wife, Patricia Smith, Viscountess Hambleden
was a Lady of the Bedchamber
to HM Queen Elizabeth
, later the Queen Mother.
In 1961 his daughter, The Hon.
Katharine Smith, married the screenwriter
Ivan Moffat
, the grandson of Victorian era
actor Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree
, with whom she had two sons, Jonathan (born 1964) and Patrick Moffat (born 1968). The marriage was later dissolved.
Smith succeeded Frederick Smith as Viscount Hambleden
following his death in 1928. He was succeeded by his eldest son, The Hon. William Herbert Smith.
The Right Honourable
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William Henry Smith, 3rd Viscount Hambleden (25 July 1903–31 March 1948), was a British peer
Peerage
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and descendant of the founders of stationery group W H Smith
W H Smith
WHSmith plc is a British retailer, headquartered in Swindon, Wiltshire, England. It is best known for its chain of high street, railway station, airport, hospital and motorway service station shops selling books, stationery, magazines, newspapers, and entertainment products...
. Lord Hambleden was educated at Eton College
Eton College
Eton College, often referred to simply as Eton, is a British independent school for boys aged 13 to 18. It was founded in 1440 by King Henry VI as "The King's College of Our Lady of Eton besides Wyndsor"....
and Oxford University. His wife, Patricia Smith, Viscountess Hambleden
Patricia Smith, Viscountess Hambleden
Patricia Smith, Viscountess Hambleden GCVO was a Lady of the Bedchamber to Queen Elizabeth from 1937–94....
was a Lady of the Bedchamber
Lady of the Bedchamber
This is an incomplete list of those who have served as Lady of the Bedchamber in the British Royal Household...
to HM Queen Elizabeth
Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon
Elizabeth Angela Marguerite Bowes-Lyon was the queen consort of King George VI from 1936 until her husband's death in 1952, after which she was known as Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother, to avoid confusion with her daughter, Queen Elizabeth II...
, later the Queen Mother.
In 1961 his daughter, The Hon.
The Honourable
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Katharine Smith, married the screenwriter
Screenwriter
Screenwriters or scriptwriters or scenario writers are people who write/create the short or feature-length screenplays from which mass media such as films, television programs, Comics or video games are based.-Profession:...
Ivan Moffat
Ivan Moffat
Ivan Moffat was a British screenwriter and associate producer who, with Fred Guiol, was nominated for an Academy Award for Writing Adapted Screenplay for adapting Edna Ferber's novel Giant into the film Giant....
, the grandson of Victorian era
Victorian era
The Victorian era of British history was the period of Queen Victoria's reign from 20 June 1837 until her death on 22 January 1901. It was a long period of peace, prosperity, refined sensibilities and national self-confidence...
actor Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree
Herbert Beerbohm Tree
Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree was an English actor and theatre manager.Tree began performing in the 1870s. By 1887, he was managing the Haymarket Theatre, winning praise for adventurous programming and lavish productions, and starring in many of its productions. In 1899, he helped fund the...
, with whom she had two sons, Jonathan (born 1964) and Patrick Moffat (born 1968). The marriage was later dissolved.
Smith succeeded Frederick Smith as Viscount Hambleden
Viscount Hambleden
Viscount Hambleden, of Hambleden in the County of Buckinghamshire, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1891 for Emily Danvers Smith, in honour of her deceased husband, the businessman and Conservative politician William Henry Smith...
following his death in 1928. He was succeeded by his eldest son, The Hon. William Herbert Smith.
See also
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