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Liverpool, 1882–5 : for Flintshue, since 1886 : President of the Liverpool Chamber of Commerce, 1876 : has devoted much time and attention to Indian affairs in Parliament : is opposed to the opium trade : has toured in India, and advocated various measures of reform for that country : is a bimetallist.

SMITH, REV. THOMAS, D.D. (1817–)

Born at Lymington, July 8, 1817 : educated at Edinburgh University : went out to Calcutta, Aug. 1839, as a Missionary of the Church of Scotland Mission : joined the Free Church : also acted as Presbyterian Chaplain of the 42nd regt. and accompanied it in the field, until recalled by the Home Government : in 1840 devised the plan of the Zenana Mission : left India, 1858, for ministerial duty in Edinburgh : also edited the Calcutta Review, Nos, 35-49, and wrote 32 articles in it : was a keen mathematician and wrote on the Astronomy of the Hindus and various subjects : succeeded Dr. Alexander Dufi (q.v.) as Professor of Evangelistic Theology in the Free Church of Scotland : was Moderator of the General Assembly of the Free Chiurch in 1891 : wrote also Mediceval Missions, 1880; Alexander Duff, 1883; Modern Missions and Culture, and History of Protestant Misions (both translated from the German), 1884 : edited a series of The Protestant Divines.

SMITH, VINCENT ARTHUR (1848–)

I.C.S. : born June 3, 1848 : son of Aquilla Smith, M.D. of Dublin : educated at Trinity College, Dublin : M.A. : Fellow of the Allahabad University : arrived in India, 1871 : served in the N.W.P. and Oudh : in the settlement department and subordinate posts, until he became Magistrate-Collector, 1889 : District Judge, 1895 : Chief Secretary, 1898 : Commissioner, 1898 : retired, 1900 : Reader in Indian History and Hindustani in the University of Dublin, 1902–3 : author of The Settlement Officer's Manual for the N.W.P., 1881; General Index to Cunningham's Archaeological Survey Reports, 1887; The Remains near Kasia, 1896; The Jain Stupa and other Antiquities of Mathura, 1901; Asoka, the Buddhist Emperor of India, 1901; The Early History of India, 1904; Catalogue of the non-Muhammadan Coins in the Indian Museum (in the press), and of numerous papers on history, antiquities, and numismatics in the J.A.S.B., J.R.A.S., Z.D.M. G., Calcutta Review, Quarterly Review, and Indian Antiquary : Editor of Sleeman's Rambles and Recollections, 1893.

SMITH-DORRIEN, HORACE LOCKWOOD (1868–)

Maj-General : educated at Harrow : entered the Army, 1876, and became Lt-Colonel, 1899 : served in Zulu war, 1879 : Egyptian war, 1882 : Soudan campaign, 1885 : Soudan Frontier Field Force, 1885–6 : D.S.O. : D.A.A.G., Bengal, 1893–4 : A.A.G., Panjab, 1894–6 : Tirah campaign, 1897–8 : Brevet-Lt-Colonel : Nile expedition, 1898 : Brevet-Colonel : Maj-General commanding 19th Brigade, S. Africa, 1900 : commanding First Class District, India, since 1903 : C.B., 1904 : F.R.G.S.

SMYTH, ETWALL WALTER (1843–)

Son of Rev. George Watson Smyth educated at Cheltenham and Addiscombe entered the Indian Army, in Bengal, 1861 served on the N.E. Frontier, 1865–6 in the Malta and Cyprus expedition, 1878 : Afghan campaign, 1879 : Isazai expedition, 1892 : Chitral expedition, 1895 : C.B., 1896 : Colonel.

SMYTH, OWEN STUART (1853–)

Entered the Royal Artillery, 1873, and became Lt-Colonel, 1898 : served in the Afghan war, 1878–80 at Kandahar : in the Burma war, 1885–6 : Wuntho expedition, 1891 : Manipur : Colonel commanding mountain batteries, Jutogh : D.S.O. , 1886 : Colonel.

SMYTH, SIR ROWLAND ( ? –1873)

Entered the Army, 1821 : served with the 26th Lancers at Bhartpur, 1825–6 : at Maharajpur, 1843, and Aliwal : C.B. : Maj-General, 1860 : Lt-General, 1870 : commanded the Central Division of the Madras Army : K.C.B. : died 1873.

SOLLY-FLOOD, FREDERICK RICHARD (?)

Entered the Indian Army, 1849, and became Maj-General, 1885 : served in