Henry Abel Smith

Sir Henry Abel Smith
17th Governor of Queensland
In office
18 March 1958 – 18 March 1966
MonarchElizabeth II
PremierSir Frank Nicklin
Preceded bySir John Lavarack
Succeeded bySir Alan Mansfield
Personal details
Born8 March 1900
St George Hanover Square, London, England
Died24 January 1993(1993-01-24) (aged 92)
Barton Lodge, Winkfield, Berkshire, England
Resting placeRoyal Burial Ground, Frogmore
Spouse
(m. 1931)
ChildrenAnne Abel Smith
Richard Abel Smith
Elizabeth Wise
Military service
AllegianceUnited Kingdom
Branch/serviceBritish Army
Years of service1919–1950
RankColonel
UnitRoyal Horse Guards
Commands2nd Household Cavalry Regiment
Battles/warsSecond World War
AwardsKnight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George
Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order
Distinguished Service Order
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Arms of Smith: Or, a chevron cotised sable between three demi-griffins couped of the last the two in chief respecting each other. These are the arms of Smith/Carington, Baron Carrington and of Smith, Baron Bicester, both descendants of the banker Abel Smith II (1717–1788)[1]

Colonel Sir Henry Abel Smith, KCMG, KCVO, DSO (8 March 1900 – 24 January 1993) was a British Army officer who served as Governor of Queensland, Australia. He married Lady May Cambridge, a niece of Queen Mary, consort of King George V.

  1. ^ Debrett's Peerage, 1968, p.223, Smith/Carington, Baron Carrington; p.145, Smith, Baron Bicester, both descendants of the banker Abel Smith II (1717–1788)