Charles Felix Smith
Lieutenant-General Sir Charles Felix Smith KCB (1786 – 1858), was an officer of the British Royal Engineers, of which he was colonel-commandant from 1856. He was acting Governor of Trinidad in 1828, 1830, and 1831; acting Governor of Demerara and of Berbice in 1833; acting Governor of St. Lucia in 1834; and acting Governor of Gibraltar in 1838. He received the Orders of Carlos III and of San Fernando of Spain in 1814, and the Ottoman Order of Glory in 1841.
Sir Charles Smith KCB | |
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| Acting Governor of Trinidad; of Demerara; of Berbice; of St. Lucia; and of Gibraltar. | |
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| Born | 9 July 1786 Burn Hall, County Durham |
| Died | 11 August 1858 (aged 71) Worthing, Sussex |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Branch/service | British Army |
| Years of service | 1802–1856 |
| Rank | Lieutenant-general |
| Unit | Royal Engineers |
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