Sir James Carmichael-Smyth, 1st Baronet

This article concerns the colonial administrator. For his father, the Scottish physician, see James Carmichael Smyth (physician)
Sir James Carmichael-Smyth, Bt
Born (1779-02-22)22 February 1779
London, England
Died 4 March 1838(1838-03-04) (aged 59)
Georgetown, Guyana

Sir James Carmichael-Smyth, 1st Baronet, KCH, CB (22 February 1779  4 March 1838) was a British Army officer and colonial administrator.

Life

Carmichael-Smyth was born in London the eldest son of doctor and medical writer, James Carmichael Smyth and Mary Holyland. He was educated at Charterhouse School and the Royal Military Academy in Woolwich, London before joining the Royal Engineers in March 1795 as a second lieutenant. One of the chief engineering officers of the British Army in Southern Africa between 1795-1808, he then went to Spain under Lieutenant-general Sir John Moore in 1808-9. From 1813-15 he was stationed in the Low Countries and commanded the Royal Corps of Engineers & Sappers at Waterloo.[1] Prior to the battle, Smyth had created a plan of the ground that allowed Wellington to place his troops rapidly and advantageously.[2]

He died on 4 March 1838 in Georgetown, Guyana.

Family

Carmichael Smyth married Harriet Morse, daughter of Robert Morse, on 28 May 1816 and they had one son.[1]

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Government offices
Preceded by
Lewis Grant
Governor of the Bahamas
1829–1833
Succeeded by
Blayney Balfour
Preceded by
Sir Benjamin d'Urban
Governor of British Guiana
1833–1838
Succeeded by
Henry Light
Baronetage of the United Kingdom
New creation Baronet
(of Nutwood)
18211838
Succeeded by
James Robert Carmichael
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