John Hope Smith
John Hope Smith (died 15 March 1831) was an English Colonial Head of the Gold Coast (now Ghana) as Governor of the Committee of Merchants of the Gold Coast from 19 January 1817 until 27 March 1822.
"Respectably born and educated", John Hope Smith, aged fourteen, was placed by his father as a writer at Cape Coast Castle.[1] He was appointed to be Governor in Chief of the Gold Coast aged 30. Disagreements with Charles MacCarthy led to his resignation. A cold caught in Paris led to his early death aged forty-four.[1]
References
- 1 2 'John Hope Smith, Esq.', New Monthly Magazine, Vol. 33, No. 125 (May 1831), pp. 233-234
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| Preceded by Joseph Dawson |
Governor of the Committee of Merchants of the Gold Coast 1817–1822 |
Succeeded by Charles MacCarthy as Governor of the Gold Coast |
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