Alexander Abel Smith

Sir Alexander Abel Smith KCVO TD (18 September 1904 – 17 April 1980) was a British Army officer and merchant banker.[1]

Alexander Abel Smith
Born(1904-09-18)18 September 1904
Died17 April 1980(1980-04-17) (aged 75)
Occupations
Known forChairman of the Pressed Steel Company from 1955 to 1965
Spouses
Elizabeth Morgan
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(m. 1936; died 1948)​
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    (m. 1953)​

    Life

    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

    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]

    Notes
    1. "Abel Smith, Sir Alexander". Who's Who. A & C Black. Retrieved 4 September 2021. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
    2. Kelly's (1961). Kelly's Handbook to the Titled, Landed and Official Classes. Kelly's Directories. p. 1685.
    3. Roberts, Richard (27 July 2016). Schroders: Merchants & Bankers. Springer. p. 315. ISBN 978-1-349-09650-3.
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