The Lord Colwyn | |
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 Official portrait, 2020 | |
| Member of the House of Lords | |
| as anelected hereditary peer 11 November 1999 – 21 July 2022[1] | |
| Election | 1999 |
| Preceded by | Seat established |
| Succeeded by | The 7th Earl of Minto |
| as ahereditary peer 2 January 1967 – 11 November 1999 | |
| Preceded by | The 2nd Baron Colwyn |
| Succeeded by | Seat abolished |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Ian Anthony Hamilton-Smith (1942-01-01)1 January 1942 |
| Died | 4 August 2024(2024-08-04) (aged 82) |
| Nationality | British |
| Spouse(s) | Sonia Jane Morgan (1964–1976) Nicola Jeanne Tyers (1977–his death) |
| Children | 4 |
| Parent | 2nd Baron Colwyn |
| Occupation | Peer, dentist and politician |
Ian Anthony Hamilton-Smith, 3rd Baron Colwyn,CBE (1 January 1942 – 4 August 2024), commonly known asAnthony Hamilton-Smith, was a British peer, politician and dentist.
He was one of 90hereditary peers elected to remain in theHouse of Lords after theHouse of Lords Act 1999, sitting as aConservative.
He retired from the House of Lords on 21 July 2022.[2]
Ian Anthony Hamilton-Smith was born on 1 January 1942. The son of Miriam Gwendoline Ferguson and the2nd Baron Colwyn, he was educated atCheltenham College, atSt Bartholomew's Hospital and at theRoyal Dental Hospital, graduating in 1966.[3]
Hamilton-Smith graduated from theUniversity of London with aBachelor of Dental Surgery (BDS) and aLicentiate in Dental Surgery (LDS) in 1966, and became a member of theRoyal College of Surgeons of England. In the same year, he succeeded to his father's titles.
He worked as a dentist from 1965 to 2005, and was Chair of the Dental Protection Ltd (a professional support organisation) from 1995 to 2001. He was non-executive director of theMedical Protection Society between 1989 and 2002, and ofProject Hope between 1996 and 2001.
In 1998 and 1999, Lord Colwyn was chair of the radiostationRaw FM, and of Banbury Local Radio from 2003 to 2005. From 2005 to 2008 he was chair of Campbell Montague International and ofDental Sedation Practice. Due to commitments at the House of Lords, he stepped down as chairman of Campbell Montague International in 2008.
Lord Colwyn was a member of theEastman Research Institute Trust from 1990 to 2001. Since 2004, he has been a trustee of thePortman Estate. He was also a Fellow of theIndustry and Parliament Trust and a Member of theRoyal Society of Medicine. Between 1999 and 2001, he was a Fellow of theInstitute of Directors. He was also a vice president of theBlackie Foundation Trust.
From 1988 to 2005, Lord Colwyn was president of the Natural Medicines Society, between 1991 and 1998 of theHuntington's Disease Association and from 1993 and 1998 of theSociety for Advancement of Anaesthesia in Dentistry. He was president of theArterial Health Foundation from 1993 to 2004, of the Metropolitan Branch of theBritish Dental Association (BDA) in 1994 and 1995, and a council member of theMedical Protection Society from 1994 to 2001. He was invested as aCommander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in 1989,[4] and became aFellow of the British Dental Association in 2005. He was also joint chair of the All Party Parliamentary Jazz Appreciation Group.[5]
Hamilton-Smith was married twice: first to Sonia Jane Morgan (who died in 2006) in 1964. The couple divorced in 1976, and he married Nicola Jeanne Tyers in 1977.[3]
He had one son,Craig Peter Hamilton-Smith (born 13 October 1968, who succeeded to the title), and one daughter, Jacqueline Jane Hamilton-Smith (married to actorSean Pertwee), by his first wife. He had two daughters, Kirsten Antonia Hamilton-Smith and Tanya Nicole Hamilton-Smith, by his second wife.[3]
Hamilton-Smith died from complications ofCOVID-19 on 4 August 2024, at the age of 82.[3][6][7]
| Peerage of the United Kingdom | ||
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| Preceded by | Baron Colwyn 1966–2024 Member of theHouse of Lords (1966–1999) | Succeeded by |
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
| New office created by theHouse of Lords Act 1999 | Elected hereditary peer to theHouse of Lords under theHouse of Lords Act 1999 1999–2022 | Succeeded by |
