Angus Smith, 3rd Baron Bicester

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Angus Edward Vivian Smith, 3rd Baron Bicester ( February 20, 1932 - December 11, 2014 in York ) was a British peer and non-party politician .

life and career

Angus Smith was born on February 20, 1932, one of three sons of Lt.-Col. Hon. Stephen Edward Vivian Smith (1903–1952) and Elenor Anderson Hewitt. One of the brothers died in 1957. He attended Eton College .

Smith was considered an " eccentric " character. His hobbies included horse racing and horse racing . He also worked as a hobby painter and created abstract drawings . These he sold or gave away in the streets of York or distributed them on bus rides through York. Smith gave the proceeds to charities and foundations. In 2014, he raised £ 120 from an exhibition for the Arthritis Research charity .

Smith spent almost 40 years of his life in various mental hospitals under supervision and under mental health care . In 1965 compulsory placement was ordered by the court. Smith had been diagnosed with schizophrenia . After several lawsuits, Smith was briefly released from psychiatry in the 1980s. A court ruling found he was eccentric, but his behavior did not pose a threat to the public. However, he was again forcible after Smith tried to stop Princess Diana's car.

For many years since 1988 Smith had lived at the Quaker- run sanatorium, The Retreat, in Strensall , a village near York. He was permanently housed there, but was allowed to leave the property unaccompanied with a doctor's permission and go on excursions to York and the surrounding area. Smith spent the last years of his life in two nursing homes, Blair Atholl and Charles Court .

Smith died at York Hospital at the age of 82. He fell badly after visiting his dentist and was hospitalized. Smith's memorial service was held at York Minster on January 8, 2015 .

Membership in the House of Lords

When his uncle Randal Smith, 2nd Baron Bicester died in 1968, he inherited his title as Baron Bicester and the then associated seat in the House of Lords . He was an independent member of the House of Lords. In the 1980s, after his release from psychiatry, he briefly resumed his membership in the House of Lords and also took part in votes. In late 1996 / early 1997, Smith tried again to resume his seat in the House of Lords after a court re-examined his case. According to a longtime friend of the family, Countess Ilona Esterhazy, Smith won the trial; however, he did not return to the House of Lords. He was therefore not present in the 1997/1998 session.

He lost his seat through the House of Lords Act 1999 . He did not run for one of the remaining seats. He was a member of the Hereditary Peerage Association . He was not listed in the Register of Hereditary Peers , which are available for by-election.

family

Smith was unmarried and had no children. His younger brother Hugh Charles Vivian Smith (* 1934) inherited his title.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ The Lord Bicester Angus Edward Vivian Smith Smith death report; In: York Press, December 23, 2014. Retrieved January 28, 2015
  2. ↑ a b c d e f Funeral in York Minster for eccentric peer, Lord Bicester, who has died aged 82 in: York Press of January 3, 2015
  3. ↑ a b c d Angus Edward Vivian Smith, 3rd Baron Bicester on thepeerage.com , accessed August 21, 2015.
  4. ↑ a b c d e f g City mourns the passing of genial gentleman and delightful eccentric Lord Bicester obituary in: The Nordern Echo from January 2, 2015. Retrieved January 28, 2015
  5. ↑ a b c d e schizophrenic 3rd Baron Bicester takes seat in the House Of Lords! Google Groups entry dated October 29, 1998 (with newspaper reports from the Daily Telegraph dated September 5, 1996; the Daily Telegraph dated February 2, 1997, and the Daily Telegraph dated February 5, 1997). Retrieved January 28, 2015
  6. ^ House of Lords Act: Hereditary Peers Elections website Election Demon , accessed January 1, 2013
  7. ^ Bicester, Baron (UK, 1938) entry in Cracrofspeerage ; accessed on January 1, 2013
predecessor Office successor
Randal Smith Baron Bicester
1968-2014 		Hugh Smith
personal data
SURNAME Smith, Angus, 3rd Baron Bicester
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Smith, Angus Edward Vivian, 3rd Baron Bicester (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION British peer and politician (non-party)
DATE OF BIRTH February 20, 1932
DATE OF DEATH December 11, 2014
Place of death York