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	4 April 1767 England
Died	27 March 1823 (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.

There is a memorial to him in the church of All Saints, Chelsworth, Suffolk, England.

|- |- |Preceded by
Thomas Carleton |Lieutenant Governor of New Brunswick
1817–1823 | Succeeded by
Sir Howard Douglas |- |}

References

• "George Stracey Smyth". Dictionary of Canadian Biography (online ed.). University of Toronto Press. 1979–2016.