Richard Abel Smith

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Royal Agricultural College
OccupationBritish Army officer
Spouse
Marcia Kendrew
(m. 1960)
ChildrenKatherine Emma Abel Smith
Parent(s)Sir Henry Abel Smith
Lady May Cambridge

DL (11 October 1933 – 23 December 2004)[1] was a British Army
officer.

Early life

He was the son of Colonel Sir

London, England. Richard was the second of three children and the only boy. He was a great-great-grandson of Queen Victoria
.

Abel Smith was educated at

Career

He was commissioned into the

Lord Lieutenant of Nottinghamshire between 1991 and 1999.[2][5]

Personal life

On 28 April 1960, Smith married Marcia Kendrew (b. 1940), a daughter of Sir

.

References

  1. ^ . Retrieved 12 June 2021.
  2. ^ a b c "Lives in Brief: Richard Abel Smith". The Times. No. 68281. 11 January 2005.
  3. ^ "No. 48031". The London Gazette (Supplement). 17 December 1979. p. 15937.
  4. ^ "No. 51890". The London Gazette (Supplement). 2 October 1989. p. 11316.
  5. ^ "No. 52730". The London Gazette. 29 November 1991. p. 18350.
  6. The Montreal Star
    . 29 April 1960. Retrieved 21 April 2023.
  7. ^ "No. 41816". The London Gazette. 15 September 1959. p. 5797.
  8. The Guardian Journal
    . 16 September 1959. Retrieved 21 April 2023.
  9. ^ Kidd, Charles, Debrett's Peerage & Baronetage 2015 Edition, London, 2015, p.26, Viscount Allendale, collaterals.