Francis Henney Smith
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1812 – 1890
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Who was Francis Henney Smith?
Francis Henney Smith was an American military officer, mathematician and educator. After graduating from West Point and a brief service in the United States Army, he became the first Superintendent of the Virginia Military Institute on its establishment in 1839, and held that post until shortly before his death. His superintendency included the four years of the American Civil War, during which he served as a major general in the Virginia militia and a colonel in the Confederate States Army.
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- Born
- Oct 18, 1812
Norfolk - Nationality
- United States of America
- Education
- United States Military Academy
- Died
- Mar 21, 1890
Lexington city
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on July 23, 2013
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