John Smith-Burges

Lt. Col. Sir John Smith-Burges, 1st Baronet (c. 1734 – 24 April 1803)[1] was Chairman of the East India Company in 1791.

[2] Smith-Burges was a director of the East India Company.

He was Lieutenant-Colonel in the service of the 3rd Regiment, East India Volunteers.

He was created 1st Baronet Smith-Burges, of Eastham, (in the county of Essex) on 4 May 1793.

[1] Sir John had no male heir and so the title became extinct on his death.