George Stracey Smyth

Major General
George Stracey Smyth
2nd Lieutenant-Governor of New Brunswick
In office
1817–1823
Monarch George III
George IV
Preceded by Thomas Carleton
Succeeded by General Sir Howard Douglas, 3rd Baronet
Personal details
Born (1767-04-04)4 April 1767
England
Died 27 March 1823(1823-03-27) (aged 55)
Fredericton, New Brunswick
Spouse(s) Amelia Anne

George Stracey Smyth (4 April 1767 27 March 1823) was a British army officer and Lieutenant-Governor of New Brunswick.

Born in England, he was appointed an ensign in the East Norfolk Regiment of Militia in 1779. He joined the army as an ensign in the 25th Foot in 1780. In 1791, as a lieutenant, he served with Prince Edward Augustus, Duke of Kent and Strathearn, the fourth son of George III, in Gibraltar. He would serve on the prince's staff in Gibraltar, Quebec, the West Indies, and Nova Scotia for twelve years. In 1798, he was promoted to major and the following year was the senior aide-de-camp and acting quartermaster general for the Duke of Kent when he became Commander-in-Chief, North America. In 1812, he was promoted to major general. From 1817 to 1823, he was the Lieutenant-Governor of New Brunswick.

Government offices
Preceded by
John Coape Sherbrooke
Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia
1816
Succeeded by
George Ramsay, 9th Earl of Dalhousie

|- |- |Preceded by
Thomas Carleton |Lieutenant Governor of New Brunswick
18171823 | Succeeded by
Sir Howard Douglas |- |}

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