William Frederick Danvers Smith 2nd Viscount Hambleden | |
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 The Viscount Hambleden | |
| Member of Parliament for Strand | |
| In office 1891–1910 | |
| Preceded by | William Henry Smith |
| Succeeded by | Walter Long |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 12 August 1868 |
| Died | 16 June 1928 (aged 59) |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Spouse | Esther Georgiana Caroline Gore |
| Children | 5 |
| Parents |
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| Relatives | William Henry Smith (paternal grandfather) William Henry Smith (son) David John Smith (son) Arthur Gore, 5th Earl of Arran (father-in-law) |
| Education | Eton College |
| Alma mater | New College, Oxford |
| Military career | |
| Allegiance |  United Kingdom |
| Service/ |  British Army |
| Years of service | 1885-1922 |
| Rank | Colonel |
| Unit | 2nd Buckinghamshire Rifle Volunteers (Eton College) Royal 1st Devon Yeomanry Imperial Yeomanry Royal Devon Yeomanry |
| Battles/wars | |
"head of the greatest publishing house in Christendom"
Smith as caricatured by Spy (Leslie Ward) in Vanity Fair, December 1904
Smith as caricatured by Spy (Leslie Ward) in Vanity Fair, December 1904
William Frederick Danvers Smith, 2nd Viscount Hambleden DL (12 August 1868 – 16 June 1928), known as Frederick Smith, was an English hereditary peer, businessman and politician. He studied at Eton, and New College, Oxford[1]