Willie Reardon-Smith
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Sir Willie Reardon Smith, 2nd Baronet (26 May 1887 – 24 November 1950) was a British shipowner.
Reardon Smith was the son of Sir William Reardon Smith
, 1st Baronet, and his wife Ellen Hamlyn. He followed his father as owner of the South Wales shipping company Reardon Smith Line. He was director of many shipping companies as well as director of The London Assurance Company. He served as High Sheriff
of Glamorgan
, and was a trustee of the National Museum of Wales.
Reardon Smith was the son of Sir William Reardon Smith
William Reardon Smith
Sir William Reardon Smith, 1st Baronet was a British shipowner.Reardon Smith was born in Appledore, Devon, and educated at the Wesleyan School there. He went to sea and obtained his master mariner's ticket before going into the shipping business...
, 1st Baronet, and his wife Ellen Hamlyn. He followed his father as owner of the South Wales shipping company Reardon Smith Line. He was director of many shipping companies as well as director of The London Assurance Company. He served as High Sheriff
High Sheriff
A high sheriff is, or was, a law enforcement officer in the United Kingdom, Canada and the United States.In England and Wales, the office is unpaid and partly ceremonial, appointed by the Crown through a warrant from the Privy Council. In Cornwall, the High Sheriff is appointed by the Duke of...
of Glamorgan
Glamorgan
Glamorgan or Glamorganshire is one of the thirteen historic counties and a former administrative county of Wales. It was originally an early medieval kingdom of varying boundaries known as Glywysing until taken over by the Normans as a lordship. Glamorgan is latterly represented by the three...
, and was a trustee of the National Museum of Wales.