Frederick Smith, 2nd Earl of Birkenhead

The Right Honourable The Earl of Birkenhead
Lord-in-Waiting Government Whip
In office 5 November 1951 – 28 January 1955
Monarchs	George VI Elizabeth II
Prime Minister	Winston Churchill
Preceded by	The Lord Burden
Succeeded by	The Lord Chesham
In office 12 July 1938 – 10 May 1940
Monarch	George VI
Prime Minister	Neville Chamberlain
Preceded by	The Earl of Munster
Succeeded by	The Viscount Clifden
Member of the House of Lords Lord Temporal
In office 30 September 1930 – 10 June 1975 Hereditary Peerage
Preceded by	The 1st Earl of Birkenhead
Succeeded by	The 3rd Earl of Birkenhead
Personal details
Born	Frederick Winston Furneaux Smith (1907-12-07)7 December 1907 London, England
Died	10 June 1975(1975-06-10) (aged 67) Oxford, England
Political party	Conservative
Spouse	Sheila Berry ​ (m. 1935)​
Children	Frederick Smith, 3rd Earl of Birkenhead Lady Juliet Townsend
Education	Eton College Christ Church, Oxford
Writing career
Notable works	Rudyard Kipling (1978)

Frederick Winston Furneaux Smith, 2nd Earl of Birkenhead (7 December 1907 – 10 June 1975) was a British biographer and Member of the House of Lords. He is best known for writing a biography of Rudyard Kipling that was suppressed by the Kipling family for many years, and which he never lived to see in print.