ic ester ) ▁and ▁his ▁wife ▁Lady ▁Sy bil ▁Mary ▁Mc D onn ell , ▁a ▁daughter ▁of ▁William ▁Mc D onn ell , ▁ 6 th ▁Earl ▁of ▁An trim , ▁and ▁a ▁nep hew ▁of ▁Admir al ▁Sir ▁A ubre y ▁Smith . ▁He ▁was ▁educated ▁at ▁E ton ▁and ▁the ▁Royal ▁Military ▁College , ▁Sand h urst . ▁ ▁Career ▁He ▁served ▁with ▁the ▁ 1 7 th ▁Lanc ers , ▁rising ▁to ▁the ▁rank ▁of ▁Lieutenant . ▁ ▁During ▁his ▁business ▁years , ▁he ▁served ▁as ▁a ▁director ▁of ▁Morgan , ▁Gren f ell ▁& ▁Co ., ▁Sh ell ▁Transport ▁and ▁Tr ading , ▁V ick ers ▁and ▁the ▁Bank ▁of ▁England . ▁He ▁was ▁High ▁Sher iff ▁of ▁Oxford shire ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 5 ▁and ▁succeeded ▁to ▁his ▁father ' s ▁title ▁of ▁Baron ▁B ic ester ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 6 . ▁ ▁Personal ▁life ▁and ▁death ▁On ▁ 2 9 ▁November ▁ 1 9 2 2 , ▁he ▁married ▁Hon . ▁Dor othe a ▁G wen l li an ▁James , ▁a ▁daughter ▁of ▁Walter ▁James , ▁ 3 rd ▁Baron ▁North bourne . ▁They ▁had ▁two ▁daughters . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁killed ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 8 , ▁aged ▁ 7 0 , ▁in ▁a ▁motor ▁accident . ▁Without ▁male ▁issue , ▁his ▁title ▁passed ▁to ▁his ▁nep hew , ▁Ang us ▁Smith . ▁ ▁An c est ry ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁Category : 1 8 9 8