James (Philosopher) Smith (1 July 1827 – 15 June 1897)Ronald E. Smith, 'Smith, James (Philosopher) (1827 - 1897)', Australian Dictionary of Biography, Vol. 6, MUP, 1976, pp 146-147. Retrieved 22 January 2010 was a politician, goldminer, explorer and discoverer of tin reserves in Tasmania, Australia including the Mount Bischoff mine.
Smith was born at Georgetown, Van Diemen's Land (now Tasmania), second of three children of John Smith and his wife Ann, née Grant. When James Smith was five years old, his father was shot dead and his mother later remarried.
References
Further reading Binks, C.J. (1980) Explorers of Western Tasmania, Launceston, Mary Fisher Bookshop. (198-202 - The Mountain of Tin:James Smith) Haygarth, Nic (2004) Baron Bischoff - Philosopher Smith and the Birth of Tasmanian Mining