Roy Campbell Smith

Roy Campbell Smith (1858 – April 11, 1940) was an American naval officer and the Governor of Guam from 1916 to 1918.

Early life On July 16, 1858, Smith was born in Fort Mason, Texas. Smith's father was Charles Henry Smith, an assistant surgeon general of the United States and later of the Confederate States of America. Smith's mother was Maria McGregor Campbell Smith.

In 1916, Smith became the Naval Governor of Guam, until 1918.

Smith retired as a U.S. Navy Captain.

Smith's daughter Marjorie Sampson Smith became a sponsor of USS Sampson (DD-63) on March 4, 1916. It was named for Rear admiral William Thomas Sampson, Smith's father-in-law. In 1918, Smith's daughter Marjorie Sampson Smith married Spotswood Dandridge Bowers, a lawyer.

On May 21, 1929, Smith's wife Margaret Smith died in Newport, Rhode Island. She is interred at Lakewood Cemetery in Cooperstown, New York. Sampson Medal Spanish Campaign Medal Victory Medal