Smiley baronets explained

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)

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

References

• Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990,

Notes and References

1. http://www.drumalis.co.uk/background-history Drumalis House history