Basil Futvoye Marsden-Smedley (1901 - September 1964) was a barrister and local politician active in the Chelsea area. The younger son of John Marsden-Smedley, of Derbyshire, Basil was born and lived his entire adult life in Chelsea. He was educated at Harrow School and the University of Cambridge and was called to the bar at the Inner Temple. At the age of 16 he lost the use of his right arm. In 1927 he married Hester Harriot, eldest daughter of Major-General Sir Reginald Pinney.