John Henry Smyth
John Henry Smyth | |
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| Member of Parliament for Cambridge University | |
| In office 1812–1822 Serving with Henry Temple | |
| Preceded by | Vicary Gibbs Henry Temple |
| Succeeded by | Henry Temple William John Bankes |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 20 March 1780 |
| Died | 20 October 1822 (aged 42) Hastings |
| Political party | Whig |
| Spouse(s) |
Sarah Caroline Ibbetson
(m. 1810; died 1811)Lady Elizabeth FitzRoy
(after 1814) |
| Relations | Anne FitzPatrick, Countess of Upper Ossory (grandmother) Augustus FitzRoy, 3rd Duke of Grafton (grandfather) |
| Children | 6 |
| Parent(s) | John Smyth Lady Georgiana FitzRoy |
| Residence | Heath Hall |
| Education | Eton College |
| Alma mater | Trinity College, Cambridge |
John Henry Smyth (20 March 1780 – 20 October 1822) was a
Early life
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Smyth was born on 20 March 1780. He was one of four sons and two daughters born to Lady Georgiana FitzRoy (1757–1799) and
His paternal grandparents were John Smyth and the former Bridget Foxley (daughter of Benjamin Foxley of London). His maternal grandparents were
Smyth was educated at Eton College and then Trinity College, Cambridge, where he studied Classics, and the Middle Temple.[3]
Career
Before he was elected to Parliament, Smyth was
He was a Captain of the South-West Yorkshire yeomanry,
Personal life
Smyth was twice married. His first marriage was to Sarah Caroline Ibbetson, daughter of Henry Ibbetson of St. Anthony's, on 5 July 1810, but she died the following year on 29 May 1811 aged just 25.[3] From his father, Smyth inherited Heath Hall, Wakefield, Yorkshire.[6]
Three years later on 18 April 1814, he was remarried to his cousin Lady Elizabeth Anne FitzRoy, daughter of George FitzRoy, 4th Duke of Grafton and the former Charlotte Maria Waldegrave. They had two sons and four daughters:[2]
- City of York; he married Hon. Diana Bosville Macdonald, daughter of Lt.-Gen. Godfrey Macdonald, 3rd Baron Macdonald.[7]
- Henry Smyth (1816–1891), an Army officer who married Rebecca Mary Peirce, daughter of Thomas Peirce.[2]
- Elizabeth Sarah Smyth (1818–1860), who married Abraham Robarts.[2]
- Louisa Georgiana Smyth (d. 1842), who married Gervase Parker Bushe.[2]
- Maria Isabella Smyth (d. 1889), who married her cousin Governor of New Zealand.[2]
- Frances Smyth (d. 1892), who married
He was buried in the same vault as his first wife Sarah, in the church of the parish of St. Peter at Warmfield in Kirkthorp, where they were married.[6]
Descendants
Through his son John, he was a grandfather of Diana Smyth, who married Henry Lascelles, 4th Earl of Harewood.[2]
Through his second son Henry, he was a great-grandfather of Sir John Smyth, 1st Baronet, recipient of the Victoria Cross.[2]
References
- History of Parliament Online. Retrieved 24 November 2017.
- ^ ISBN 0-9711966-2-1.
- ^ a b c d e f Healey, Robin (2009). D.R. Fisher (ed.). "SMYTH, John Henry (1780-1822), of Heath Hall, nr. Wakefield, Yorks". The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1820-1832.
- ^ a b c d Thorne, R.G. (1986). R.G. Thorne (ed.). "SMYTH, John Henry (1780-1822), of Heath Hall, Yorks". The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1790-1820. Boydell and Brewer.
- ^ "Grammar School Governors". Wakefield Family History Society.
- ^ a b The Yorkshire Archaeological and Topographical Journal. Vol. 1. Yorkshire Archæological Society. 1870.
- ^ Boase, Frederic (1965). Modern English biography: containing many thousand concise memoirs of persons who have died between the years 1851-1900, with an index of the most interesting matter. Frank Cass. p. 1885. Retrieved 25 May 2019.
External links
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by John Henry Smyth
- "Smyth of Heath, Family & Estate Records". The National Archives.
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