Alexander Smets | |
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 Smets, pictured around 1860 | |
| Born | Alexander Augustus Smets October 12, 1795 Nantes, France |
| Died | May 9, 1862 (aged 66) Indian Springs, Georgia, U.S. |
| Resting place | Bonaventure Cemetery, Savannah, Georgia, U.S. |
| Occupation(s) | Philanthropist, banker |
| Spouse | Anne Watt (1820–1854; his death) |
Alexander Augustus Smets (October 12, 1795 – May 9, 1862) was a French-born co-founder of the Georgia Historical Society in Savannah, Georgia, United States. A banker and philanthropist, he was also a large landowner in Georgia and one of the state's wealthiest people.[1]