Frederick John Vivian "Ian" Smith, 2nd Baron Colwyn (26 November 1914 – 29 May 1966) was the son of the Honourable Frederick Henry Smith, and grandson of Frederick Smith, 1st Baron Colwyn. He was educated at

Malvern College Malvern College is an Independent school (United Kingdom), independent coeducational day and boarding school in Malvern, Worcestershire, Malvern, Worcestershire, England. It is a public school (United Kingdom), public school in the British sen ...

. He was a stockbroker and during

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a captain of the 2nd Battalion, Gordon Highlanders. He sustained an injury during his military service. On 26 January 1946 he inherited the barony from his grandfather. He took his seat in the House of Lords on 19 April 1955. He married three times: firstly, in 1940, to Miriam Gwendoline Ferguson. They divorced in 1951. Secondly, in 1952, to Hermoine Sophia O'Bryen Hoare. They divorced in 1954. Thirdly, in 1955 to Beryl Reddington. His last wife Beryl remarried in 1969 to the botanist, George Taylor. With his first wife he had a son Ian Anthony who succeeded to the title on the death of his father in 1966.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Colwyn, Frederick John Vivian Smith, 2nd Baron 1914 births 1966 deaths People educated at Malvern College Barons in the Peerage of the United Kingdom