Whitney Sudler-Smith is star and Executive producer of the hit Bravo show Southern Charm and everyone knows about his wealthy, cheeky, sharp-shooting mother Patricia Altchul, but the show never mentions his father. In fact you would be hard-pressed to find anything on who his father is.
So who is Whitney Sudler-Smith’s father?
But we now have a few more details on him thanks to an inside source. His father is Lon Hayes Smith and he is living in Easton, Maryland with his wife Lindsley Wheeler Smith.
Like Patricia’s deceased husband Arthur Altschul, Lon was also a bit of a mover and shaker in DC and in the banking industry.
To back up a minute, we know that 46-year-old Whitney Sudler was born in Washington, D.C. in 1968 and brought up in Virginia. That’s because his father Lon served as a financial advisor to several organizations in the Washington D.C. area. They lived in Falls Church, Virginia. Patricia Altschul was Pat Dey when she married Lon and became Pat Dey-Smith.
He worked for Morgan Stanley and retired after 44 years in the industry as senior vice president of Morgan Stanley–(interesting when you consider that Arthur was a descendant of the Lehman Brother’s family–so Patricia goes all the way to the top!)
After retiring Lon moved to Easton, Maryland where his current wife Lindsley is a native and a Hospice volunteer.
Both are on the Board of Directors for The Talbot Hospice Foundation (THF) founded in 1981. Lindsley was also an administrator at Benefits Connection Group Inc. which connects employees with benefits.
Lon was born in March of 1937 so he is 78-years-old and he, like Patricia and Whitney is an only child.
He was a native of Greenbrier County, W.Va. and holds a B.A. in business from West Virginia University and and MBA from American University.
This makes sense since Whitney grew up in Virginia. He graduated from Georgetown Day School and George Washington University. It’s still a mystery why neither Whitney nor Patricia ever mention Whitney’s father. Originally I thought it was probably because L Hayes Smith was just some regular blue collar guy not tied into the muckety-muck, but it looks like Lon can definitely hold his own. Stay tuned…
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Sudler was Pat’s mothers maiden name. She is affecting a custom of naming a child 2 distinguished names, using her mom’s last name before marriage.
Patricia has no “pedigree” … who are her ancestors? From what family of note is she descended? She brings nothing to the table, and bathes in reflected glory.
Patricia’s father was a doctor, which places her solidly in the middle class, and she was born in the backwater that was Jacksonville, FL. No further info exists; without a doubt, if there was something to tout it would be “out there” by now.
No. She married three times – and it solely by riding her husbands’ coattails that Patricia moved up the social ladder.
Whitney’s father is an obscure Everyman with a respectable position; so, like his mother’s, Whitney’s bloodlines are pedestrian.
There is nothing wrong with any of this, except for their pretentious posturing. In Charleston, where pedigree reigns supreme, Patricia Dey and Whitney Smith are simply two carpetbaggers with money.
Agree! And it’s sad to see them tear down Katherine who is actually descendant of John C Calhoun. When Patricia talked about Katherine like she was a two dollar whore I was In shock, especially after seeing Katherines family home and how she grew up. I think they did that because they were jealous that they didn’t have a pedigree and actually grew up regular
Harsh…throw no stones.
Bitter much?
Why so snarkey?
But that still doesnt explain the hyphenated last name rhat Whitney affects, i would like to know how that came about.
Thanks for the article! I’ve been so curious about this myself. Patricia only mentions 2 husbands and even that’s rare. But Whitney’s father & her 1st husband are never mentioned ever. Seems as if Pat made her career just getting married to influential men and climbing the ladder each time. Maybe that’s what she’s worried about discussing? Anyway, thanks again for this. I appreciate it!
This is why Patricia recognizes, resents gold diggers and social climbers- she used to be one of them.
No southern charm in your soul.