Background
VERDON-Smith., Knight was born on November 5, 1912 in London. Son of late Sir William George VerdonSmith, C.B.E., and Florence Jane (Anders) Verdon-Smith.
VERDON-Smith., Knight was born on November 5, 1912 in London. Son of late Sir William George VerdonSmith, C.B.E., and Florence Jane (Anders) Verdon-Smith.
Repton School and Brasenose College, Oxford.
President Society of British Aircraft Constructors 1946-1948. Chairman British Aircraft Corporation (Holdings) Limited. 1968-1972; Deputy Chairman Lloyds Bank Limited.
1967-1979, Director 1952-1983.
Pro-Chancellor, Bristol University 1965-1986. Chairman Lloyds Bank Institute Limited.
1973-1979, Director 1973-1983. Chairman Bristol Regional Board 1976-1982.
Deputy Lieutenant County of Avon 1980-1988.
Married Jane Margaret Hobbs in 1946.