George Bracewell Smith
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Guy Bracewell Smith | |
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| Born | George Bracewell Smith 12 December 1912 |
| Died | 18 September 1976 (aged 63) |
| Nationality | British |
| Education | Wrekin College and Emmanuel College, Cambridge |
| Occupation | Businessman |
| Title | 2nd Baronet Keighley |
| Spouse |
Helene née Hydock
(m. 1951–1976) |
| Children | Guy and Charles |
Sir George Bracewell Smith, 2nd Baronet MBE, (12 December 1912 – 18 September 1976), was a City of London business man who owned the Ritz Hotel and several others.
Background and education
[edit]The son of Sir Bracewell Smith, 1st Baronet, KCVO (1884–1966), he was educated at Wrekin College and Emmanuel College, Cambridge.
Family
[edit]Bracewell Smith married Helene Hydock, from Philadelphia, in 1951. They had two sons, Guy Bracewell Smith and Charles Bracewell-Smith.
Career
[edit]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.[1]
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