Michael Babington Smith, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Michael Babington Smith

English banker, soldier, fencer and cricketer

Date of Birth: 20-Mar-1901

Place of Birth: Constantinople

Date of Death: 26-Oct-1984

Profession: businessperson, banker, cricketer

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

Brigadier Michael James Babington Smith (20 March 1901 – 26 October 1984), known in London as MJBS, was a British banker, sportsman and soldier from the Babington family.
During the Second World War, he served under General Dwight D.
Eisenhower as Director of Finance at SHAEF from 1943 to 1945.
Following the war, he was a director of the Bank of England for two decades.
He served as treasurer of the National Art Collections Fund and was twice High Sheriff of the County of London.