Edward Selby Smyth

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General Sir Edward Selby Smyth, KCMG (31 March 181922 September 1896) was a British General. He served as first general officer commanding the Militia of Canada from 1874 to 1880. In this time he lead pioneering expeditions to the North-West Territory, the Rocky Mountains and British Columbia.

He married Lucy Sophia Julia Campbell, daughter of Major-General Sir Guy Campbell, 1st Baronet and Pamela FitzGerald in 1848.

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Military Offices
Preceded by
Held by Commander-in-Chief, North America
General Officer commanding the Militia of Canada
1874–1880
Succeeded by
Richard George Amherst Luard
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