Background
Smith was the son of Reverend Francis Smith (1841-1877), who was the fourth son of the second Smith-Marriott Baronet.
Smith was the son of Reverend Francis Smith (1841-1877), who was the fourth son of the second Smith-Marriott Baronet.
In the early 1900s, Wyldbore-Smith served in the Foreign Office beginning his service as Vice-Consul at Tangiers in 1903. Four years later he was appointed Vice-Consul in Canea (modern Chania), Crete. In January 1910 he transferred to the Board of Trade where he was employed as Officer-in-Charge of Commercial Enquiries in its recently established Exhibitions Branch.
In effect he acted as deputy to the Director of the Branch, Ulick Fitzgerald Wintour.
Wyldbore-Smith resignation from the Civil Service in 1919 opened the way for a career in business. Wyldbore-Smith served as vice-president of the Compagnie Internationale des Wagons-Lits (International Sleeping-Carolina Company) and vice-president of the Federation of British Industries.
He also served as a director of the Suez Canal Company.