Edward Selby Smyth
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For other persons of the same name, see Edward Smyth (sculptor).
General Sir Edward Selby Smyth, KCMG (b.31 March 1819, Belfast, Ireland – d.22 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.
[edit] External links
- Sir Edward Selby Smyth at The Canadian Encyclopedia
- The Canadian Biographical Dictionary and Portrait Gallery of Eminent and Self-Made Men, Ontario Volume, 1880 biography
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| 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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