In 1813, Prince Edward Island was a struggling and far from perfect colony. The new Lieutenant Governor, Charles Douglass Smith, was apparently a tyrannical and uncontrollable force trying to destroy Prince Edward Island. He was widely unpopular and removed from office due to a petition at the end of his ten-year streak. Although in most accounts Smith is seen as terrible and out of control, upon closer inspection he can easily be seen as a great lieutenant governor who took action. Lieutenant Governor Charles Douglass Smith did what was necessary to end the massive corruption on the island, resolve the land issue, and in doing so always had the needs of the island in mind. Although his personality gave him a bad reputation, Smith aimed to repair the island and keep it safe. Even when Smith did questionable things, his actions all came from his desire to help the island become a protected, prepared, and functioning colony. Smith's ten years of government on Prince Edward Island were the first attempt to improve the Island, and Smith himself was surely misunderstood. His intentions were right and his actions are now understandable. When Prince Edward Island received an individual colony alongside the mother country in 1769, it assumed not only all the expenses of its government, but also much corruption.1 The first of three lieutenant-governors of the Prince Edward Island's Walter Patterson was not exempt from corruption. When the island was divided into 67 different lots in 1767, each lot was awarded to an owner whose name was in the lottery for land on Prince Edward Island. As Prince Edward Island progressed, absentee landlords refused to sell to tenants who had cleared the land and accumulated its value. This problem...... middle of article ......th CD Smith's view on government. Bumstead, J.M. “The Loyal Electors of Prince Edward Island.” The Island Magazine 08 (1980): 8-14. A newspaper article about loyal voters, Joseph DesBarres, and mentioning Smith. Bumstead, JM “One and a half, maybe two, cheers for Charles Douglass Smith. » The Island Magazine 40 (1996): 28-35. A newspaper article solely defending CD Smith's time as governor and his actions. MacKinnnon, Wayne E. The Life of the Party. Summerside: Williams and Crue LTD, 1973. This source is against my argument but will be used to show the many negative opinions about CD Smith. Morgan, RJ “DesBARRES, JOSEPH FREDERICK WALLET”. Dictionary of Canadian Biography. Flight. 6. University of Toronto/Université Laval, 2003. As of November 6, 2013. http://www.biographi.ca/en/bio/desbarres_joseph_frederick_wallet_6E.html. Biography of Joseph DesBarres.