Smiley baronets

Baronetcy in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom

The Smiley Baronetcy, of Drumalis in Larne in the County of Antrim and Gallowhill in Paisley in the County of Renfrew, is a title in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. It was created on 13 October 1903 for Hugh Smiley, main owner of The Northern Whig. The third Baronet was Vice Lord-Lieutenant of Hampshire between 1973 and 1982.

The family seat, until 1930, was Drumalis House, near Larne, County Antrim.[1]

Smiley baronets, of Drumalis and Gallowhill (1903)

  • Sir Hugh Houston Smiley, 1st Baronet (1841–1909)
  • Sir John Smiley, 2nd Baronet (1876–1930)
  • Sir Hugh Houston Smiley, 3rd Baronet (1905–1990)
  • Sir John Philip Smiley, 4th Baronet (born 1934)
  • Sir Jago Thomas George Smiley, 5th Baronet (born 2008)

The heir apparent is the present holder's son, Christopher Hugh Charles Smiley (born 1968).

References

  1. ^ Drumalis House history, drumalis.co.uk. Retrieved 5 January 2023.

References

  • Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990, [page needed]
  • Leigh Rayment's list of baronets