Hubert Smith
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Hubert John Forster Smith (12 August 1899 - 26 December 1984) was the chief agent of the National Trust of England, Wales and Northern Ireland
between 1942 and 1961.
. He was named after a family friend called Hubert Howard, a Times
correspondent
who had been killed during the Battle of Omdurman
. Smith was educated at Magdalen College School, before attending Balliol to study rural economics.
When he was 25, Smith was appointed to look after the Cliveden
estates, in the service of Waldorf and Nancy Astor. When in 1942 Cliveden was given to the National Trust, Smith was given the post of chief land agent for the Trust. His responsibilities included managing the care of all the estates belonging to the organisation, as well as assessing estates being offered to the National Trust.
In 1961, Smith retired from his National Trust duties, moving to a permanent home in Dorset
. He died on 26 December 1984 at the age of 85.
National Trust for Places of Historic Interest or Natural Beauty
The National Trust for Places of Historic Interest or Natural Beauty, usually known as the National Trust, is a conservation organisation in England, Wales and Northern Ireland...
between 1942 and 1961.
Life and career
Hubert Smith was born on 12 August 1899, the son of the Master of Balliol College, OxfordBalliol College, Oxford
Balliol College , founded in 1263, is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in England but founded by a family with strong Scottish connections....
. He was named after a family friend called Hubert Howard, a Times
The Times
The Times is a British daily national newspaper, first published in London in 1785 under the title The Daily Universal Register . The Times and its sister paper The Sunday Times are published by Times Newspapers Limited, a subsidiary since 1981 of News International...
correspondent
Correspondent
A correspondent or on-the-scene reporter is a journalist or commentator, or more general speaking, an agent who contributes reports to a newspaper, or radio or television news, or another type of company, from a remote, often distant, location. A foreign correspondent is stationed in a foreign...
who had been killed during the Battle of Omdurman
Battle of Omdurman
At the Battle of Omdurman , an army commanded by the British Gen. Sir Herbert Kitchener defeated the army of Abdullah al-Taashi, the successor to the self-proclaimed Mahdi Muhammad Ahmad...
. Smith was educated at Magdalen College School, before attending Balliol to study rural economics.
When he was 25, Smith was appointed to look after the Cliveden
Cliveden
Cliveden is an Italianate mansion and estate at Taplow, Buckinghamshire, England. Set on banks above the River Thames, its grounds slope down to the river. The site has been home to an Earl, two Dukes, a Prince of Wales and the Viscounts Astor....
estates, in the service of Waldorf and Nancy Astor. When in 1942 Cliveden was given to the National Trust, Smith was given the post of chief land agent for the Trust. His responsibilities included managing the care of all the estates belonging to the organisation, as well as assessing estates being offered to the National Trust.
In 1961, Smith retired from his National Trust duties, moving to a permanent home in Dorset
Dorset
Dorset , is a county in South West England on the English Channel coast. The county town is Dorchester which is situated in the south. The Hampshire towns of Bournemouth and Christchurch joined the county with the reorganisation of local government in 1974...
. He died on 26 December 1984 at the age of 85.