George Bracewell Smith

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Guy Bracewell Smith
Born George Bracewell Smith
(1912-12-12)12 December 1912
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Nationality British
Education Wrekin College and Emmanuel College, Cambridge
Occupation Businessman
Title 2nd Baronet Keighley
Spouse(s) Helene neé Hydock (m. 1951–76)
Children Guy and Charles

Sir George Bracewell Smith, 2nd Bt 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.

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.

Baronetage of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Baronet
(of Keighley)
1966 – 1976
Succeeded by
Guy Bracewell Smith


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