William Smith, 4th Viscount Hambleden

William Herbert "Harry" Smith, 4th Viscount Hambleden (2 April 1930 – 2 August 2012), was a British peer and descendant of the founders of the stationery group W H Smith.

Life and family

Smith was the son of William Smith, 3rd Viscount Hambleden, and his wife, Patricia née Herbert, a descendant of the Earls of Pembroke and the Vorontsov family.[1] He was educated at Eton College. He succeeded to the title of 4th Viscount Hambleden upon the death of his father in 1948.[2]

Smith married Countess Maria Carmela Attolico di Adelfia in 1955, and the couple had five sons:

Following the couple's divorce in 1988, Smith married Lesley Watson and lived in America,[3] while his first wife continued to live in the Manor House in Hambleden, Buckinghamshire, England.[4] He sold off most of the family estate in 2007.[5]

Smith died of cancer on 2 August 2012 at his home in Reno, Nevada, at the age of 82. His funeral was held on 31 August 2012 at St. Mary the Virgin, Hambleden. Upon his death, his eldest son succeeded to his title.[3][6]

References

  1. ↑ Woronzow, HumphrysFamilyTree, accessed 4 April 2012. Catherine Vorontsov's father, Count Semyon Vorontsov, the Russian ambassador to Britain, brought the family to London in 1785.
  2. ↑ Lundy, Darryl. "William Herbert Smith, 4th Viscount Hambleden", The Peerage, p. 2113, accessed 10 October 2012
  3. 1 2 Viscount Hambleden dies of cancer, Henley Standard, 8 August 2012
  4. ↑ "Viscount Hambleden dies in US, aged 82", Henley Standard, 13 August 2012
  5. ↑ Eden, Richard. "Abba singer’s lover becomes a viscount". The Telegraph, 12 August 2012
  6. ↑ Hambleden death announcement, The Telegraph, 8 August 2012
Peerage of the United Kingdom
Preceded by
William Smith		 Viscount Hambleden
1948–2012 		Succeeded by
Henry Smith
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