George Bracewell Smith

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name = Guy Bracewell Smith


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birth_name = George Bracewell Smith
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education = Wrekin College and Emmanuel College, Cambridge
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occupation = Businessman
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title = 2nd Baronet Keighley
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spouse = Helene neé Hydock (1951)
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children = Guy, Charles and Eileen
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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, and a daughter Eileen.

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.