1 9 3 4 ▁birth s ▁Category : L iving ▁people ▁Category : Pe ople ▁from ▁S pre m berg ▁Category : Pe ople ▁from ▁the ▁Province ▁of ▁Brandenburg ▁Category : G erman ▁male ▁can oe ists ▁Category : S ports people ▁from ▁Brandenburg ▁Category : Med al ists ▁at ▁the ▁I CF ▁C ano e ▁Sl alom ▁World ▁Championships <0x0A> </s> ▁Sir ▁D ud ley ▁Gordon ▁Smith ▁( 1 4 ▁November ▁ 1 9 2 6 ▁– ▁ 1 4 ▁December ▁ 2 0 1 6 ) ▁was ▁a ▁British ▁Conserv ative ▁politician ▁who ▁served ▁as ▁a ▁junior ▁minister ▁under ▁Edward ▁He ath . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁and ▁career ▁Smith ▁was ▁born ▁on ▁ 1 4 ▁November ▁ 1 9 2 6 ▁in ▁Cambridge ▁to ▁Hugh ▁and ▁Elizabeth ▁Smith . ▁His ▁father ▁ran ▁a ▁small ▁business . ▁He ▁attended ▁Ch ich ester ▁High ▁School ▁in ▁West ▁Sus sex ▁but ▁left ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 1 6 ▁to ▁purs ue ▁in ▁career ▁in ▁journal ism ▁which ▁he ▁started ▁by ▁joining ▁the ▁local ▁paper . ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 5 ▁he ▁joined ▁Port sm outh ▁Even ing ▁News , ▁then ▁The ▁News ▁of ▁the ▁World ▁as ▁a ▁Fle et ▁Street ▁rep orter . ▁Finally , ▁by ▁ 1 9 5 3 ▁he ▁had ▁joined ▁the ▁Sunday ▁Express , ▁going ▁onto ▁become ▁Ass istant ▁News ▁Editor ▁under ▁the ▁Editor ▁Sir ▁John ▁Jun or . ▁ ▁Political ▁career ▁E ager ▁to ▁become ▁a ▁politician , ▁Smith ▁un success fully ▁fought ▁Pe ck ham ▁in