# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/f-e-smith-1st-earl-of-birkenhead
# Generated: 2026-08-16T04:44:57.442Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/f-e-smith-1st-earl-of-birkenhead"
name: "F. E. Smith, 1st Earl of Birkenhead"
slug: "f-e-smith-1st-earl-of-birkenhead"
description: "Frederick Edwin Smith, 1st Earl of Birkenhead, was a British Conservative politician and barrister who attained high office in the early 20th century, in particular as Attorney-General and post War as Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain. He was a skilled orator, noted for his staunch opposition to Irish nationalism, his wit, pugnacious views, and hard living and drinking. He is perhaps best remembered today as Winston Churchill's greatest personal and political friend until Birkenhead's death aged 58 from pneumonia caused by cirrhosis of the liver."
tagline: "British politician (1872–1930)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/1stEarlOfBirkenhead.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
  name: "United Kingdom"
  isoCode: "GB"
category:
  name: "Politicians"
  slug: "politicians"
profileType:
  name: "Politician"
  slug: "politician"
birthDate: "1872-07-12"
deathDate: "1930-09-30"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
  popularity:           51.01
  momentum:             5.711645101663587
  historical:           11.891548
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     60
  profileCompleteness:  70
  trendDirection:       "RISING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
sources:
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    title: "Wikiquote"
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  - url: "https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%81%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%AF%D8%B1%D9%8A%D9%83_%D8%B3%D9%85%D9%8A%D8%AB_(%D9%82%D8%A7%D8%B6%D9%89)"
    title: "فريدريك سميث (قاضى)"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frederick_Edwin_Smith%2C_1._hrab%C4%9B_z_Birkenheadu"
    title: "Frederick Edwin Smith, 1. hrabě z Birkenheadu"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Frederick Edwin Smith, 1. Earl of Birkenhead"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "F. E. Smith, 1st Earl of Birkenhead"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/F._E._Smith"
    title: "F. E. Smith"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/F._E._Smith%2C_1st_Earl_of_Birkenhead"
    title: "F. E. Smith, 1st Earl of Birkenhead"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frederick_Edward_Smith%2C_I_conte_di_Birkenhead"
    title: "Frederick Edward Smith, I conte di Birkenhead"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frederick_Smith_(1._hrabia_Birkenhead)"
    title: "Frederick Smith (1. hrabia Birkenhead)"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lord_Birkenhead"
    title: "Lord Birkenhead"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frederick_Edwin_Smith%2C_1%3Ae_earl_av_Birkenhead"
    title: "Frederick Edwin Smith, 1:e earl av Birkenhead"
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    title: "F. E. Smith"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/F._E._Smith%2C_1st_Earl_of_Birkenhead"
    title: "Wikiquote"
    type:  "WEBSITE"
  - url: "https://eo.wikiquote.org/wiki/F._E._Smith%2C_la_1-a_grafo_de_Birkenhead"
    title: "Wikiquote"
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  - url: "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q333683"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump