James Smyth (MP)

For other people of the same name, see James Smyth (disambiguation).

Sir James Smyth (c. 1621 – 18 November 1681) was an English Member of Parliament. The Smyths were a prominent family in Exeter and he married a Cornish heiress. He represented 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

^ Rayment, Leigh. "MPs for Camelford". http://www.leighrayment.com/commons/Ccommons2.htm. Retrieved 2009-06-25.

Leigh Rayment's Peerage Pages
Dyer, Peter (2005) Tintagel: a portrait of a parish. Cambridge: Cambridge Books. ISBN 0 9550097 0 7; p. 129

Parliament of England
Preceded by John Maynard Thomas Bampfield	Member of Parliament for Exeter with Robert Walker 1661-1673 Thomas Walker 1673-1679 1661–1679	Succeeded by William Glyde Malachi Pyne
Preceded by Hon. Thomas Coventry Sir William Godolphin	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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Name	Smyth, James
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Short description	English politician
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Date of death	1681
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