Frederick Smith, 2nd Baron Colwyn

Frederick John Vivian (Ian) Smith, 2nd Baron Colwyn of Denbighshire (26 Nov. 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 Right Honourable The Lord Colwyn
Member of the House of Lords Lord Temporal
In office 26 January 1946 – 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

He inherited the barony from his grandfather when his father predeceased the first Baron Colwyn.

He married 3 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.[2] His last wife Beryl remarried in 1969 to the botanist, George Taylor.[3]

With his first wife he had a son Ian Anthony who succeeded to the title on the death of his father in 1966.[2]

References

1. "Frederick John William Smith, 2nd Baron Colwyn". The Peerage. Retrieved 1 January 2014.
2. "Colwyn, Baron (UK 1917)". Cracroft's Peerage. Retrieved 1 January 2014.
3. 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.

Peerage of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Frederick Henry Smith	Baron Colwyn 1914–1966	Succeeded by Anthony Hamilton-Smith