Edward Smith (governor)

Edward Smith (fl. 1777) was a governor of the Isle of Man.[1] He was an army officer with the rank of Colonel, appointed in 1777.[2] He ordered a census by parish in 1784.[3]

References

http://www.isle-of-man.com/manxnotebook/people/govrnors/smith.htm
Isle of Man Natural History and Antiquarian Society (1995). Proceedings - Isle of Man Natural History and Antiquarian Society. p. 426.
Esq. Thomas Quayle (1812). General View of the Agriculture of the Isle of Man: With Observations on the Means of Its Improvement. G. and W. Nicol. p. 188.

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[1] ttp://www.isle-of-man.com/manxnotebook/people/govrnors/smith.htm

[2] Isle of Man Natural History and Antiquarian Society (1995). Proceedings - Isle of Man Natural History and Antiquarian Society. p. 426.

[3] Esq. Thomas Quayle (1812). General View of the Agriculture of the Isle of Man: With Observations on the Means of Its Improvement. G. and W. Nicol. p. 188.