Sir (Charles) Robert Smith KBE CMG (13 November 1887 – 4 November 1959) was a British Governor of North Borneo from 1937 until 18 January 1942, and again from 11 September 1945 until October 1946.
During the period from 1942–1945 during World War II, North Borneo was under Japanese occupation and Smith's Governorship was suspended.
[1] Smith was educated at Christ's Hospital, and joined the North Borneo Civil Service as a cadet in 1913.
After the war he took up his position as Governor briefly, before retiring in October 1946.
In 1920 he married Violet Mure Slight, and they had a son and a daughter.