Sir Lionel Smith, 1st Baronet
- Sir Lionel Smith, 1st Baronet
General Sir Lionel Smith, 1st Baronet GCB GCH (9 October 1778 – 2 January 1842) was a British diplomat and soldier.
General Sir Lionel was Governor of Tobago in 1833 and then Governor of Barbados, Viceroy of the colony of Winward Islands and Grenada from 1833 to 1836.
He was awarded a Baronetcy on 19 July 1838 for his service as Governor of Jamaica from 1836 to 1839.
During his governorship, British passed the Abolition Act that stated that slavery "shall be and is hereby utterly abolished and unlawful". On 1 August 1838, Governor Sir Lionel read the [http://www.jard.gov.jm/main/component/option,com_docman/task,doc_download/gid,25/Itemid,1/ Proclamation of Freedom] to a crowd of 8,000 at the Celebration of Emancipation in the Square of Spanish Town, the then capital of Jamaica. The day has since been a day of celebration on Jamaica and a public holiday since 1893.
He left Jamaica in 1839 having run into difficulties with the passing of the Prisons Act and dissolving Jamaica's Assembly.
Lionel Town [http://wikimapia.org/3696195/Lionel_Town_Clarendon Wikimapia] , Clarendon, Jamaica is named after the Governor.
References
* [http://www.jamaica-gleaner.com/pages/history/story006.html "The Road to Freedom"] , Jamaica Gleaner
* [http://www.jard.gov.jm/main/content/view/52/2/ "Emancipation"] in the Jamaica Archives
* [http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=eXcMAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA373&lpg=PA373&dq=lionel+smith+governor+jamaica&source=web&ots=QiV7oI30Rd&sig=j8M2omefbC7zgJMdJqgW-O9m9Q8&hl=en#PPA375,M1 "Prorogation of the Jamaica Assembly"] , History of Europe by Archibald Alison
Wikimedia Foundation.
2010.
Look at other dictionaries:
Smith-Gordon Baronets — The Smith, later Smith Gordon Baronetcy, is a title in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. It was created on 19 July 1838 for General Lionel Smith, Governor of Jamaica from 1836 to 1839. The second Baronet assumed by Royal license the… … Wikipedia
Charles Metcalfe, 1st Baron Metcalfe — The Right Honourable The Lord Metcalfe Bt, KCB, PC Portrait by George Chinnery, early 1820s … Wikipedia
List of Conservative Party (UK) MPs — This is a list of Conservative Party MPs. It includes all Members of Parliament elected to the British House of Commons representing the Conservative Party from 1834 onwards. Members of the Scottish Parliament, the Welsh Assembly or the European… … Wikipedia
High Sheriff of Yorkshire — The High Sheriff of Yorkshire was an ancient High Sheriff title which was in existence for around a thousand years.cite book | last = Omerod | first =W.M. | | title =The Lord Lieutenants High Sheriffs of Yorkshire 1066 2000| publisher =Department … Wikipedia
List of British Jews — is a list that includes Jewish people from the United Kingdom and its predecessor states.Although the first Jews may have arrived on the island of Great Britain with the Romans, it wasn t until the Norman Conquest of William the Conqueror in 1066 … Wikipedia
List of Knights Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire — Below is a List of Knights Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire from the Order s creation in 1917 until the present day:1910s*1917: The Duke of Connaught and Strathearn, The Lord Cunliffe, dn|John Findlay, Robert Younger, The Viscount… … Wikipedia
List of Privy Counsellors (1837–1901) — This is a List of Privy Counsellors of the United Kingdom appointed during the reign of Queen Victoria, from 1837 to 1901. = Victoria, 1837 1901 = 1837*Henry Stephen Fox Strangways, 3rd Earl of Ilchester (1787–1858) *Henry Charles Howard, Earl of … Wikipedia
Peterborough (UK Parliament constituency) — Peterborough Borough constituency for the House of Commons Boundary of Peterborough in Cambridgeshire … Wikipedia
High Sheriff of Warwickshire — The High Sheriff is the oldest secular office under the Crown. Formerly the High Sheriff was the principal law enforcement officer in the county but over the centuries most of the responsibilities associated with the post have been transferred… … Wikipedia
Personnes d'importance historique nationale — Demande de traduction Persons of National Historic Significance → … Wikipédia en Français
