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Born in 1881 the son of Samuel Smith, Junior.
Studied clock-making in Switzerland and then returned to the family business of S. Smith and Son.
1951 Obituary. Sir Allan Gordon-Smith K.B.E. D.L. Chairman of Smiths Aircraft Instruments and the parent company S. Smith and Sons since 1945. Had previously been MD since 1914. [1] [2]
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