Smith Baronets - Smith Baronets, of Keighley, Yorks (28 June 1947)

Smith Baronets, of Keighley, Yorks (28 June 1947)

Created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom for Bracewell Smith. The Bracewell-Smith Family are a family dynasty of hoteliers, who also have strong links to Arsenal Football Club. They are cousins of the Carr family.

• Sir Bracewell Smith, 1st Baronet (29 June 1884-12 January 1966)
• Sir George Bracewell-Smith, 2nd Baronet MBE (5 November 1912-18 September 1976). Bracewell-Smith was the son of Sir Bracewell Smith, 1st Baronet. He was educated at Wrekin College and Emmanuel College, Cambridge. He married Helene Marie Hydock from Philadelphia in 1951. They had two children, Guy Bracewell Smith and Charles Bracewell-Smith. He was Chairman of Park Lane Hotel Ltd and Ritz Hotel Ltd before retiring in 1966. He died the same year and was succeeded by his eldest son, Guy.
• Sir Guy Bracewell-Smith, 3rd Baronet (12 December 1952-1983). Bracewell-Smith was educated at Harrow School. He died in 1983 and was succeeded by his younger brother, Charles.
• Sir Charles Bracewell-Smith, 4th Baronet (b. 13 October 1955). Bracewell-Smith educated at Harrow School. He is the founder of the Homestead Charitable Trust and author of "The Song of the Saints". He succeeded to the baronetcy after the death of his brother Guy Bracewell Smith in 1983 at the age of 30. In 1977 He married Carol Hough, who died in 1994 of Cancer. He subsequently re-married, in 1996, Nina Kakkar. Sir Charles is cousin of Richard Carr and Clive Carr, who with his wife are directors of Arsenal FC. He has no children.

There is no heir to the baronetcy.