Robert Dorrien-Smith
Robert Dorrien-Smith | |
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| Born | Robert Arthur Smith-Dorrien-Smith 1951 |
| Alma mater | Eton College |
| Occupation(s) | Businessman, politician |
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| Children | 5 |
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Robert Arthur Smith-Dorrien-Smith (born 1951) is a British businessman and politician. He is also the current leaseholder of Tresco, an island of the Isles of Scilly.[1][2][3]
Biography
Robert Dorrien-Smith was born in 1951 to Thomas Mervyn Smith-Dorrien-Smith and Princess Tamara Imeretinsky.[2] He was raised at Tresco Abbey. At aged 8, he attended Sunningdale School, a prep school in Berkshire.[1] He attended an agricultural college[2] before later being educated at Eton. After the death of his father Thomas Dorrien-Smith in 1973, Robert Dorrien-Smith inherited the lease to Tresco at the age of 22.[1] Up until 2004, Dorrien-Smith and his wife Lucy had made numerous improvements to Tresco, such as the construction of a new terminal building at Tresco Heliport, as well as many additions to the Tresco Abbey Gardens including a new entrance building, a shell-decorated gazebo[2] and 2 sculptures by David Wynne.[4] He also acquired a hotel on the neighbouring island of Bryher, then the second Tresco Estate owned hotel on the Islands,[2] in 1999.[5] He introduced the concept of timeshares to Tresco in 1978.[4]
Dorrien-Smith was one of the backers of a new helicopter service to the islands and the new Penzance Heliport.[6] He is friends with King Charles III, who, through the Duchy of Cornwall, was the landlord and ultimate owner of Tresco, and often visits the Islands.[1][3] Dorrien-Smith has been a councillor, representing the ward of Tresco, for the Council of the Isles of Scilly from 1976 to 1979 and since 2002.[7]
Dorrien-Smith's first marriage was to Lady Emma Windsor Clive; together they had 3 children. His second marriage was to Lucy Morgan Smith, and they had 2 children.[4]
Electoral record
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Independent | Robert A. Dorrien Smith | uncontested | |||
| Independent | Michael A. Nelhams | uncontested | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Robert A. Dorrien Smith | Unopposed | |||
| Independent | Michael A. Nelhams | Unopposed | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Independent | Robert A Dorrien Smith | Unopposed | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| no description | Robert Dorrien-Smith | Unopposed | |||
References
- ^ a b c d "At home: Robert Dorrien-Smith". Financial Times. 2013-05-17. Retrieved 2022-09-01.
- ^ a b c d e Bowley, R. L. (2004). The Fortunate Islands (9th ed.). St Mary's, Isles of Scilly: Bowley Publications. pp. 110–111. ISBN 0-900184-40-X.
- ^ a b Church, Edward (2022-03-04). "Prince Charles has a tropical paradise island near Cornwall". CornwallLive. Retrieved 2022-09-01.
- ^ a b c Barber, Richard (2002). Tresco Times: The Last Piece Of England (1st ed.). Halsgrove. pp. 110–111. ISBN 1-84114-163-1.
- ^ "Hell Bay Hotel Acquired". The Tresco Times. Vol. 3.1. 1999. p. 1.
- ^ "Robert Dorrien-Smith: 'Community support astounding'". This is Scilly News. 2017-06-02. Retrieved 2022-09-01.
- ^ "Councillors and Committees | Council of the ISLES OF SCILLY". committees.scilly.gov.uk. Retrieved 2022-09-01.