Sir Edward Bowyer-Smijth, 10th Baronet
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Sir Edward Bowyer-Smijth, 10th Baronet (1 March 1785 – 15 August 1850) was a British clergyman.
Born in Marylebone, London as Edward Smyth, he was a younger son of Sir William Smijth, 7th Baronet and Anne Windham. In 1796, his name was changed to Smijth and on 10 June 1839 to Bowyer-Smijth. Educated in Eton College, Berkshire, he graduated from Trinity College, Cambridge with a Bachelor of Arts in 1807, and a Master of Arts in 1811.
Having been vicar in Camberwell, Surrey in 1809, Bowyer-Smijth became chaplain to King George IV. From 1837 to 1838, he was rector in Theydon Mount and Stapleford Tawney in Essex. He succeeded to his older brother's baronetcy on 9 December 1838. Bowyer-Smijth died, aged 65 in Hill Hall in Theydon Mount.
On 29 May 1813, he married Laetitia Cecily Weyland, daughter of John Weyland in St George's Church in London. They had six children, four daughters and two sons, including his heir William Bowyer-Smijth.
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- thePeerage. Retrieved on 2006-12-26.
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| Preceded by John Smijth |
Baronet (of Hill Hall) 1838–1850 |
Succeeded by William Bowyer-Smijth |
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