Background
Smith was born on 24 April 1881 at Farnham, Surrey.
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Smith was born on 24 April 1881 at Farnham, Surrey.
When the Bristol Aeroplane Company was founded by Sir George White Smith, Sir George"s nephew was appointed manager. On 22 November 1910 Smith, flying a Bristol Boxkite at Brooklands, was awarded the 33rd Royal Aeronautical Club aviators certificate. He then went to Australia to promote the use of aircraft on sheep farms.
During the Smith re-joined his old battalion with the rank of major and by 1915 he was attached to the Royal Flying Corps and later the Royal Air Force retiring with the rank of colonel.
Smith was a director of the Imperial Tramways Company between 1926 and 1930 and a director and general manager of the Bristol Tramways and Carriage Company until he retired in 1935. He was also a director of the Bristol Aeroplane Company until his death.
Smith died at the Bristol Royal Infirmary on 11 June 1943.