Background
Smith, George was born on April 28, 1833 in Leith. Son of Adam Smith, Fillyside.
Smith, George was born on April 28, 1833 in Leith. Son of Adam Smith, Fillyside.
Studied at High School. University Edinburgh. Doctor of Laws.
Principal of Doveton College, Calcutta, 1854-1859. Fellow and Examiner University of Calcutta, 1856-1877. Editor of Calcutta Review, 1857-1864.
Editor of The Friend of India (weekly newspaper), Serampore, Bengal, and of the Annals of Indian Administration (19 volumes).
India correspondent of The Times, 1860-1875. Justice of the Peace of Bengal, Behar, and Orissa.
Member of Council of the Royal Scottish Geographical Society. Foreign Secretary of the United Free Church Church of Scotland, 1878-1910.
Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society. Fellow of the Royal Statistical Society.