William Henry Smith, 3rd Viscount Hambleden, was a British peer and descendant of the founders of stationery group West H Smith.
Background
Lord Hambleden was the 2nd child and eldest son of Frederick Smith and Esther Georgiana Caroline nee Gore (1870–1955), a daughter of Arthur Gore, 5th Earl of Arran. After his father"s death in 1928, the family business, West H Smith, was reconstituted as a limited company, in which Smith owned all the ordinary shares and was chairman.
Education
He was educated at Eton College and New College, Oxford.
Career
On his death in 1948, the death duties were so severe that a public holding company had to be formed and shares sold to West H Smith staff and the public.