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 author of an Autobiography, published in 1901 : died in London, Oct. 12, 1860.

SMITH, HENRY BABINGTON (1863–)

Born Jan. 29, 1863 : son of Archibald Smith, LL.D., F.R.S : educated at Eton and Trinity College, Cambridge (1st Class Classical Tripos and Chancellor's Medal) : Principal Private Secretary to Chancellor of the Exchequer, 1891–2 : clerk in the Treasury, 1892 : Secretary to the British Delegates at the Brussels monetary conference, 1892 : Private Secretary to Lord Elgin, when Viceroy of India, 1894–9 : C.S.L, 1897 : Secretary to the Post Office since 1903.

SMITH, JOHN MANNERS (1864–)

Major : born Aug. 30, 1864 : son of Surgeon-General Charles Manners Smith : educated at Norwich and Sandhurst : entered the Army, 1883, and Indian Staff Corps, 1885 : joined the Political Department, India, 1887 : went with Sir M. Durand to Sikhim, 1888, and Kabul, 1893 : served in N.W. Frontier expeditions : at the capture of Nilt position : V.C. in Hunza-Nagar, 1891 : Isazai, 1892 : Tirah, 1897–8 : C.I.E., 1894 : Political Agent.

SMITH, JOHN RICHARD BULLEN ( ?–1887)

Son of the Rev. J. Smith : for many years a prominent merchant : head of the firm of Messrs. Jardine, Skinner & Co., Calcutta : thrice President of the Bengal Chamber of Commerce : Sheriff of Calcutta for 2 years : Member of the Legislative Councils of Bengal and the Governor-General : C.S.L : Member of the Council of India, 1885–7 : died Jan. 5. 1887.

SMITH, JOHN THOMAS (1805–1882)

Son of George Smith : born April 16, 1805 : educated at Repton, Edinbiurgh High School, Addiscombe : entered the Madras Engineers in 1824 : reached Madras, 1825 : served in the P.W.D., and worked for the improvement of lighthouses in that Presidency : F.R.S. in 1837 : constructed the Madras lighthouse : Superintending Engineer at Madras, 1839 : Mint-master there, 1840, and at Calcutta, 1855, effecting many improvements : he retired as Colonel, 1857. Fellow of Society of Actuaries : Consulting Engineer of Madras Irrigation Co. : F.S.S. : he studied deeply the question of the currency of India, advocating a gold standard for India, and attended the International Monetary Congress at Paris in 1865, and wrote constantly on this and similar scientific subjects : member of several scientific Societies : from 1866 to 1880, he was on the consulting committee, Military Fund Department, at the India Office : died May 14, 1882.

SMITH, JOSEPH (1733?–1790)

Born about 1733 : served under Clive in the Carnatic in 1752 : taken prisoner by the French, 1753 : commanded the Trichinopoly garrison, 1757–8 : at the taking of Karikal and siege of Pondicherry, 1760–1 : Colonel, 1766 : in command of the forces which defeated Hyder and the Nizam at Trinomalai, Sep. 26, 1767 : made treaty with the Nizam, 1768 : Maj-General : took Tanjore, 1773 : retired : died Sep. 1, 1790.

SMITH," SIR LIONEL, BARONET (1778–1842)

Born Oct. 9, 1778 : son of Benjamin Smith of Liss, West India merchant : entered the Army in 1795 : served in various regiments in America, Africa and the West Indies : rapidly promoted : in 1807 at Bombay : Colonel, 1813 : noted for his share in the Mahratta war of 1817–18 : he commanded the 4th Division of the Dekkan Army under Sir Thomas Hislop : in 1817 captured Poona : pursued the Peshwa, finally overtaking and defeating him at Ashti : left India : was made Governor of Barbadoes, 1833, and later C. in C. at Jamaica; in both islands he was unpopular with the planters on account of his sympathy with the coloured inhabitants : Lt-General, 1837 : made a Baronet at the Coronation of Queen Victoria : in 1840 appointed Governor of the Mauritius, where he died in 1842.

SMITH, MICHAEL WILLIAM (1809–1891)

Son of Sir Michael Smith, Bart. : born April 27, 1809 : joined the 82nd foot in 1830 : served in India : in the Crimea, commanded Turkish Irregular Cavalry :<section end="Smith, Michael William" />