SMITH, Francis Henney, soldier, born in Norfolk, Virginia, 18 October, 1812. He was graduated at the United States military academy in 1833, and was assistant professor there in 1834, but resigned in 1836, was professor of mathematics at Hampden Sidney in 1837-'9, and, on the organization of the Virginia military institute in the latter year, became its superintendent, and professor of mathematics and moral and political philosophy, which office he still (1888) holds, lie was appointed colonel of a Virginia regiment soon after the beginning of the civil war, and was stationed at Norfolk and in command of the fort at Craney island. During the campaigns against Richmond in 1864, with his corps of cadets he aided in its defence, and was subsequently transferred to Lynchburg to protect that city against the National forces under General David Hunter. The institute buildings having been destroyed by fire during the war, he took active measures to reconstruct them when he returned to his duties there in 1865, and subsequently he has successfully administered its affairs. William and Mary gave him the degree of LL.D. in 1878. He has published, with Robert M. T. Duke, a series of arithmetics (New York, 1845)" a series of algebras (1848)" and is the author of " The Best Methods of conducting Common Schools" (1849) . "College Reform" (1850)" and a " Report to the Legislature of Virginia on Scientific Education in Europe" (1859). He translated Bicot's "Analytical Geometry " from the French (1840).