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George Bracewell Smith

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Nationality
  
British

Name
  
George Smith

Occupation
  
Businessman

Died
  
September 18, 1976


Title
  
2nd Baronet Keighley

Spouse
  
Helene nee

Children
  
Guy and Charles

Parents
  
Bracewell Smith

Full Name
  
George Bracewell Smith

Born
  
12 December 1912 (
1912-12-12
)

Education
  
Wrekin College, Emmanuel College, Cambridge

Sir George Bracewell Smith, 2nd Baronet MBE, always called Guy Bracewell Smith, (12 December 1912 – 18 September 1976), was a City of London business man who owned the Ritz Hotel and several others.

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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

George Bracewell Smith Wikipedia