Smith, George
George Smith, born c.1797, was a 19th century naval officer. In his later career he was attached to the gunnery school at Portsmouth where he invented a new method of sighting ships’ guns. In 1849 he was appointed superintendent of packets at Southampton. He died in 1850 and was buried in the Old Cemetery.
Further reading:
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, 2004, Volume 51.
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