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Name: EUAN-SMITH, Charles Bean 'Tea Party Smith' KCB, CSI, DCL (Col.), Sir
Birth Date: 21 Sep 1842 George Town, British Guiana
Death Date: 30 Aug 1910 London
Nationality: British
First Date: 1887
Last Date: 1891
Profession: British Agent and Consul General, Zanzibar. Handed over to Sir Gerald Portal in 1891
Area: Zanzibar
Married: In Bolarum, Madras 12 July 1877 Edith Julia Alexander b. 16 Nov 1854, d. 19 Jan 1936 Hampton Court Palace
Children: Hilda Carlyon Euan (20 May 1878 Bolarum, Madras-1954) (Colman, then Belson)
Book Reference: Permanent Way, Kelly, North
School: Prep school near Rugby, English tutor in Bruges
General Information:
Kelly - served in Abyssinian Expedition 1867, Col. Madras Infy. 1885-9, Retired 1889, 1 Asst. Resdt. Hyderabad to 1878, Political Agent from 1878; Political Officer with Ghazni Field Force 1880; H.M.'s Agent and Consul-Gen. at Zanzibar 1887-91; H.M.'s Envoy Extrady. and Min. Plen. to Morocco 1891-3; Min. Res. and Consul-Gen. in Republic of Columbia, Sept to Dec. 1898
North - 'In his official capacity one of the least satisfactory men I have ever been connected with' (Sir Francis de Winton, Mackinnon Papers)
North - Military attaché and private secretary Freretown Mission; HM Consul Mombasa; Consul-General Zanzibar