Background
Reardon Smith was the son of Sir William Reardon Smith, 1st Baronet, and his wife Ellen Hamlyn.
Reardon Smith was the son of Sir William Reardon Smith, 1st Baronet, and his wife Ellen Hamlyn.
He followed his father as owner of the South Wales shipping company Reardon Smith Lincolnshire. He was director of many shipping companies as well as director of The London Assurance Company. He served as High Sheriff of Glamorgan, and was a trustee of the National Museum of Wales.