George Stracey Smyth

Born in England, he was appointed an ensign in the East Norfolk Regiment of Militia in 1779. He joined the army as an ensign in the 25th Foot in 1780. In 1791, as a lieutenant, he served with Prince Edward Augustus, Duke of Kent and Strathearn, the fourth son of George III, in Gibraltar. He would serve on the prince's staff in Gibraltar, Quebec, the West Indies, and Nova Scotia for twelve years. In 1798, he was promoted to major and the following year was the senior aide-de-camp and acting quartermaster general for the Duke of Kent when he became Commander-in-Chief, North America. In 1812, he was promoted to major general. From 1817 to 1823, he was the Lieutenant-Governor of New Brunswick.

Amelia Ann Smyth (née Cantelo), d. 1817 (wife of acting Lt. Gov. of Nova Scotia George Stracey Smyth), St. Paul's Church (Halifax), Nova Scotia

While he was Commander-in-Chief his wife Amelia Ann Smyth (née Cantelo) died and has a memorial to her in St. Paul's Church (Halifax), Nova Scotia. There is a memorial to him in the church of All Saints, Chelsworth, Suffolk, England that was erected by his brother John Gee Smyth, Rector of Chelsworth, Suffolk and Chaplain to the Prince Edward, Duke of Kent and Strathearn.[1] (His brother John became the guardian of George's children upon his death in 1823.)

|- |- |Preceded by
Thomas Carleton | Lieutenant Governor of New Brunswick
1817–1823 | Succeeded by
Sir Howard Douglas |- |}

• "George Stracey Smyth". Dictionary of Canadian Biography (online ed.). University of Toronto Press. 1979–2016.