The Rt. Hon. William Henry Smith, 3rd Viscount Hambleden (25 July 1903–31 March 1948), was a British peer and descendant of the founders of stationery group W H Smith. Lord Hambleden was educated at Eton College and Oxford University. His wife, Patricia Smith, Viscountess Hambleden was a Lady of the Bedchamber to HM Queen Elizabeth, later the Queen Mother.
In 1961 his daughter, The Hon. Katharine Smith, married the screenwriter Ivan Moffat, the grandson of Victorian era actor Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree, with whom she had two sons, Jonathan (born 1964) and Patrick Moffat (born 1968). The marriage was later dissolved.
Smith succeeded Frederick Smith as Viscount Hambleden following his death in 1928. He was succeeded by his eldest son, The Hon. William Herbert Smith.
| Peerage of the United Kingdom | ||
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| Preceded by Frederick Smith |
Viscount Hambleden 1928–1948 |
Succeeded by William Smith |