James Smyth (English MP)

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

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

He was lieutenant-colonel and captain of the Tangier Regiment from its raising in 1661 until 1665, when he became lieutenant-colonel of the Coldstream Guards.[1]

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.[2]

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

References

1. Dalton, Charles, ed. (1892). English Army Lists and Commission Registers, 1661–1714. Vol. I 1661–1685. London: Eyre & Spottiswode. p. 9.
2. 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 1661–1679 With: Robert Walker 1661–1673 Thomas Walker 1673–1679	Succeeded by William Glyde Malachi Pyne
Preceded by Hon. Thomas Coventry Sir William Godolphin	Member of Parliament for Camelford 1679–1681 With: William Harbord 1679 Robert Russell 1679–1681	Succeeded by Humphrey Langford Nicholas Courtney