Charles John Smythe (21 April 1852 – May 1918) was prime minister of the

Colony of Natal The Colony of Natal was a British colony in south-eastern Africa. It was proclaimed a British colony on 4 May 1843 after the British government had annexed the Boer Republic of Natalia, and on 31 May 1910 combined with three other colonies to ...

from 1905 to 1906. He was the grandfather of

Victoria Cross The Victoria Cross (VC) is the highest and most prestigious award of the British honours system. It is awarded for valour "in the presence of the enemy" to members of the British Armed Forces and may be awarded posthumously. It was previously ...

winner

Quentin Smythe Quentin George Murray Smythe (6 August 1916 – 22 October 1997) was a South African recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth ...

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* https://northernnatalnews.co.za/153615/looking-back-in-time-2/ * https://www.ukwhoswho.com/view/10.1093/ww/9780199540891.001.0001/ww-9780199540884-e-203135 {{NatalPremiers 1852 births 1918 deaths Colony of Natal people Scottish emigrants to South Africa People educated at Glenalmond College Justices of the peace