James Smyth (English MP)

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Sir James Smyth (ca. 1621 – 18 November 1681) was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1661 to 1681.

The Smyths were a prominent family in Exeter and he married a Cornish heiress. He was Member of Parliament for Exeter from 1661 until 1679, and Camelford from 1679 until his death in 1681.[1]

He is regarded as the founder of Sir James Smith's School, Camelford (established 1679, modified 1962).

References

  • Dyer, Peter (2005) Tintagel: a portrait of a parish. Cambridge: Cambridge Books. ISBN 0-9550097-0-7; p. 129
Parliament of England
Preceded by Member of Parliament for Exeter
with Robert Walker 1661-1673
Thomas Walker 1673-1679

1661–1679
Succeeded by
William Glyde
Malachi Pyne
Preceded by Member of Parliament for Camelford
with William Harbord 1679
Robert Russell 1679-1681

1679–1681
Succeeded by
Humphrey Langford
Nicholas Courtney


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