| Charles Howard SmithCMG | |
|---|---|
| British Minister to Denmark | |
| In office 1939–1940 | |
| Preceded by | The Hon. Sir Patrick Ramsay |
| Succeeded by | Sir Alec Randall |
| British Minister to Iceland | |
| In office 1940–1942 | |
| Succeeded by | Sir Gerald Shepherd |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1888-05-17)17 May 1888 |
| Died | (1942-07-23)23 July 1942 |
| Nationality | British |
| Occupation | Diplomat |
Charles Howard Smith CMG (17 May 1888 – 23 July 1942) was a British diplomat.
Smith was educated at Winchester and Brasenose College, Oxford, before joining the British Foreign Office in 1912. He remained in the diplomatic service throughout World War I and the inter-war period, during which he was private secretary to the then Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs Cecil Harmsworth MP (later Lord Harmsworth) 1920–22. Smith was himself eventually appointed Assistant Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs in 1933. In October 1939 he took up the position of Minister to Copenhagen, but was forced to leave upon the German invasion of Denmark in April 1940. Following his departure from Copenhagen he became the first British Minister to Reykjavik. He died in his post in July 1942.
References
- Kaarsted, Tage; Great Britain and Denmark 1914-1920; Odense, 1979: 164
- SMITH, Charles Howard, Who Was Who, A & C Black, 1920–2015 (online edition, Oxford University Press, 2014), accessed 19 October 2015
- The London Gazette, 31 October 1939
- Kaarsted, 1979: 164
- The London Gazette, 11 May 1943
External links
- Portraits of Charles Howard Smith (1888-1942), Minister in Reykjavik, Iceland at the National Portrait Gallery, London
| Diplomatic posts | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded byThe Hon. Sir Patrick Ramsay | British Minister to Denmark 1939–1940 |
Succeeded bySir Alec Randall |
| Preceded byNew Title | British Minister to Iceland 1940–1942 |
Succeeded bySir Gerald Shepherd |
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