Viscount Hambleden, ofHambleden in theCounty of Buckingham, is a title in thePeerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1891 (as Viscountess Hambleden) forEmily Danvers Smith, in honour of her deceased husband, the businessman andConservative politicianWilliam Henry Smith. Both their son, the second Viscount,[1] and grandson, the third Viscount, were involved in the management of the family business, the stationer and retailerW H Smith.
The title was created for Emily Smith and to the heirs male of her body.[2]
As of 2017[update] the title is held by the 3rd Viscount's grandson, the 5th Viscount, who succeeded in 2012. Much of the family estate was sold in 2007,[3] but the first wife of the late 4th Viscount, Maria Carmela Attolico di Adelfia, still lives in the Manor House at Hambleden, as of 2012.[4]
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Theheir presumptive is the present holder's brother Hon. Bernardo James Smith (b. 1957).
William Frederick Danvers Smith, 2nd Viscount Hambleden (1868–1928)William Henry Smith, 3rd Viscount Hambleden (1903–1948)William Herbert Smith, 4th Viscount Hambleden (1930–2012)William Henry Smith, 5th Viscount Hambleden (b. 1955){{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location (link)
