Smyth, Sir James Carmichael, (1779-1838), Knight, 1st Baronet Major General and Colonial Governor

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Alternative name(s):	Carmichael Smyth (Also known as)
Surname:	Smyth
Pretitle:	Sir
Forenames:	James Carmichael
Gender:	Male
Date:	1779-1838
Title:	Knight
History:	Soldier & colonial governor. Served in South Africa & the Low Countries. With Wellington at Waterloo in 1815. Created Baronet, 1821. Governor of the Bahamas, 1829. Governor of British Guiana, 1833. Oversaw emancipation of slaves.
Biography:	ODNB link for Smyth, Sir James Carmichael (1779-1838) 1st Baronet Major General and Colonial Governor
References:	DNB; NCA Rules
Name authority reference:	GB/NNAF/P275447 (Former ISAAR ref: GB/NNAF/P156217 )

Collections
Number	Description	Held by	Reference	Further information
1	1805-1860: Sir James Carmichael Smyth: Papers	The National Archives, Kew	PRO 30/35
2	personal and family corresp and papers	Duke University: William R Perkins Library	34C	NRA 27882 Smyth See Guide 1980, p527
3	1805-37: corresp and papers	The National Archives	PRO30/35	See HMC Papers of British colonial governors 1782-1900, 1986
4	comments on campaigns of 1814-15	Royal Engineers Museum	HMC	NRA 36645
5	1814-36: letters to Lord Lynedoch	National Library of Scotland, Manuscript Collections	MS.3614-3621