James Smyth (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 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

↑ History of Parliament Online - Smyth, Sir James

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

Persondata
Name	Smyth, James
Alternative names
Short description	English politician
Date of birth	ca. 1621
Place of birth
Date of death	1681
Place of death

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