Sir Charles Smith served as one of the Presidents of Madras Presidency in undivided India from the year 1780 to 1781, under the administrative control of the British East India Company. He was also a well known colonial administrator. Smith was appointed as the Acting President of the Province of Madras (now Chennai) in British India on 8 November 1780. He was preceded by Sir John Whitehall who served as the President of Madras province from 6 April 1780 to 8 November 1780.

The Madras Presidency, also known as the Presidency of Fort St. George and Madras Province, was an administrative sub division of British dominated India. Madras (now Chennai) was the winter capital of the province and Ootacamund (now Ooty) was the summer capital of the British presidency. The territory integrated almost all of southern India, including the modern states of Tamil Nadu, Lakshadweep Islands, the Coastal Andhra and Rayalaseema regions of Andhra Pradesh, the Malabar region of North Kerala, Malkangiri, Koraput, Nabarangapur and Gajapati districts of southern Orissa and the Bellary, Ganjam, Dakshina Kannada, Rayagada and Udupi districts of Karnataka.

Charles Smith held office till 22 June 1781 and was succeeded by Sir George MaCartney, who served as the President of Madras Presidency from 22 June 1781 to 12 February 1785.

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