Sir Charles Smith | |
|---|---|
| Acting Governor of Trinidad; of Demerara; of Berbice; of St. Lucia; and of Gibraltar. | |
| Personal details | |
| 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 |
| Battles/wars | |
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.