Frederick Smith, 2nd Baron Colwyn
Frederick John Vivian "Ian" Smith, 2nd Baron Colwyn (26 November 1914 – 29 May 1966) was the son of the Honourable Frederick Henry Smith, and grandson of Frederick Smith, 1st Baron Colwyn. He was educated at Malvern College. He was a stockbroker and during World War II a captain of the 2nd Battalion, Gordon Highlanders. He sustained an injury during his military service.[1]
The Lord Colwyn | |
|---|---|
| Member of the House of Lords Lord Temporal | |
| In office 19 April 1955 – 29 May 1966 Hereditary Peerage | |
| Preceded by | The 1st Lord Colwyn |
| Succeeded by | The 3rd Lord Colwyn |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 26 November 1914 |
| Died | 29 May 1966 |
On 26 January 1946 he inherited the barony from his grandfather. He took his seat in the House of Lords on 19 April 1955.[2]
He married three times: firstly, in 1940, to Miriam Gwendoline Ferguson. They divorced in 1951. Secondly, in 1952, to Hermoine Sophia O'Bryen Hoare. They divorced in 1954. Thirdly, in 1955 to Beryl Reddington.[3] His last wife Beryl remarried in 1969 to the botanist, George Taylor.[4]
With his first wife he had a son Ian Anthony who succeeded to the title on the death of his father in 1966.[3]
References
- "Frederick John William Smith, 2nd Baron Colwyn". The Peerage. Retrieved 1 January 2014.
- "Prayers (1955)". Parliamentary Debates (Hansard). House of Lords. 19 April 1955.
- "Colwyn, Baron (UK 1917)". Cracroft's Peerage. Retrieved 1 January 2014.
- Biographical Index of Former Fellows of the Royal Society of Edinburgh 1783–2002 (PDF). The Royal Society of Edinburgh. July 2006. ISBN 0 902 198 84 X. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 29 October 2018.