Frederick Smith, 2nd Earl of Birkenhead
Frederick Winston Furneaux Smith, 2nd Earl of Birkenhead (7 December 1907 – 10 June 1975) was a British biographer and Member of the House of Lords. He is best known for writing a biography of Rudyard Kipling that was suppressed by the Kipling family for many years, and which he never lived to see in print.
The Right Honourable The Earl of Birkenhead | |
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| Lord-in-Waiting Government Whip | |
| In office 5 November 1951 – 28 January 1955 | |
| Monarchs | George VI Elizabeth II |
| Prime Minister | Winston Churchill |
| Preceded by | The Lord Burden |
| Succeeded by | The Lord Chesham |
| In office 12 July 1938 – 10 May 1940 | |
| Monarch | George VI |
| Prime Minister | Neville Chamberlain |
| Preceded by | The Earl of Munster |
| Succeeded by | The Viscount Clifden |
| Member of the House of Lords Lord Temporal | |
| In office 30 September 1930 – 10 June 1975 Hereditary Peerage | |
| Preceded by | The 1st Earl of Birkenhead |
| Succeeded by | The 3rd Earl of Birkenhead |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Frederick Winston Furneaux Smith 7 December 1907 |
| Died | 10 June 1975 (aged 67) |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Spouse |
Sheila Berry (m. 1935) |
| Children | |
| Education | |
| Writing career | |
| Notable works | Rudyard Kipling (1978) |
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