Background
He was born in Montreal, Canada, in 1912 and attended college in Winnipeg.
He was born in Montreal, Canada, in 1912 and attended college in Winnipeg.
Emmanuel College.
The son of Sir Bracewell Smith, 1st Baronet, Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (1884-1966), he was educated at Wrekin College and Emmanuel College, Cambridge. Bracewell Smith married Helene Hydock, from Philadelphia, in 1951. They had two sons, Guy Bracewell Smith and Charles Bracewell-Smith.
Bracewell Smith was a City of London business manitoba
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.