Smyth Baronets
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Smythe Baronets
There has been one creation of Baronet with the surname Smythe . It was created in the Baronetage of England for Edward Smythe on 23 February 1661....
and Smith
Smith Baronets
There have been a number of creations of baronets with the surname Smith . -Smith of Crantock, Cornwall :Created in the Baronetage of England*Sir William Smith, 1st Baronet...
), two in the Baronetage of England, one in the Baronetage of Great Britain, one in the Baronetage of Ireland and two in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. One creation is extant as of 2010.
The Smyth Baronetcy, of Redcliff in the County of Buckingham, was created in the Baronetage of England on 10 May 1661 for William Smyth, a staunch Royalist
Cavalier
Cavalier was the name used by Parliamentarians for a Royalist supporter of King Charles I and son Charles II during the English Civil War, the Interregnum, and the Restoration...
, Governor of Hillersden and a member of the Long Parliament
Long Parliament
The Long Parliament was made on 3 November 1640, following the Bishops' Wars. It received its name from the fact that through an Act of Parliament, it could only be dissolved with the agreement of the members, and those members did not agree to its dissolution until after the English Civil War and...
. The title became extinct on the death of the second Baronet in 1732.
The Smyth Baronetcy, of Upton in the County of Essex, was created in the Baronetage of England on 30 March 1665 for Robert Smyth of Upton, West Ham, Essex. He was succeeded by his eldest son, the second Baronet. The latter's eldest son, the third Baronet, sat as Member of Parliament for Andover
Andover (UK Parliament constituency)
Andover was the name of a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of England from 1295 to 1307, and again from 1586, then of the Parliament of Great Britain from 1707 to 1800 and of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1801 to 1918. It was a parliamentary borough in Hampshire,...
. The fifth Baronet represented Cardigan
Cardigan (UK Parliament constituency)
The Cardigan District of Boroughs was a parliamentary constituency in Wales which returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom and its predecessors, from 1542 until it was abolished for the 1885 general election...
in the House of Commons. The sixth Baronet was Member of Parliament for Colchester
Colchester (UK Parliament constituency)
Colchester is a parliamentary constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election.-History:...
. The title became extinct on his death in 1852.
James, second son of the second Baronet, was father of the first Baronet of Isfield (see below).
The Smyth Baronetcy, of Isfield in the County of Sussex, was created in the Baronetage of Great Britain on 2 December 1714 for James Smyth. His father, Sir James Smyth (1633-1706), Lord Mayor of London
Lord Mayor of London
The Right Honourable Lord Mayor of London is the legal title for the Mayor of the City of London Corporation. The Lord Mayor of London is to be distinguished from the Mayor of London; the former is an officer only of the City of London, while the Mayor of London is the Mayor of Greater London and...
, was the second son of the second Baronet of Upton (see above). The third Baronet was aide de camp to General Wolfe
James Wolfe
Major General James P. Wolfe was a British Army officer, known for his training reforms but remembered chiefly for his victory over the French in Canada...
at the Battle of Quebec. The title became extinct on his death in 1811.
The Smyth Baronetcy, of Tinny Park in the County of Wicklow, was created in the Baronetage of Ireland on 5 August 1776 for Skeffington Smyth, son of James Smyth of Tinny Park and grandson of Dr Edward Smyth, Bishop of Down and Connor
Bishop of Down and Connor
The Bishop of Down and Connor is an episcopal title which takes its name from the town of Downpatrick and the village of Connor in Northern Ireland...
and Mary Skeffington. He was appointed to the Privy Council of Ireland
Privy Council of Ireland
The Privy Council of Ireland was an institution of the Kingdom of Ireland until 31 December 1800 and of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland 1801-1922...
in 1785. The title became extinct on his death in 1797.
The Smyth Baronetcy, of Ashton Court in the County of Somerset, was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 25 April 1859 for John Henry Greville Smyth.A Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Extinct and Dormant Baronetcies of England Ireland and Scotland Burke and Burke (1838) p. 493. Google Books He was born John Henry Greville Upton, grandson of Florence Smyth, heiress in 1849 of the Ashton Court
Ashton Court
Ashton Court is a mansion house and estate to the west of Bristol in England. Although the estate lies mainly in North Somerset, it is owned by the City of Bristol. The estate has been a venue for a variety of leisure activities, including the now-defunct Ashton Court festival, Bristol...
estates of the Smith family of Long Ashton
Long Ashton
Long Ashton is a village and civil parish in Somerset, England. It falls within the Unitary Authority of North Somerset, a few miles south west of the city of Bristol. The parish has a population of 4,981...
(see (Smith Baronets
Smith Baronets
There have been a number of creations of baronets with the surname Smith . -Smith of Crantock, Cornwall :Created in the Baronetage of England*Sir William Smith, 1st Baronet...
of 1661 and 1763). The title became extinct on his death in 1901 although the wider family retained the estates until 1946.
The Smyth Baronetcy, of Teignmouth in the County of Devon, was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 23 January 1956 for the soldier and Conservative
Conservative Party (UK)
The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House...
politician John Smyth. As of 2010 the title is held by his grandson, the second Baronet, who succeeded in 1983.
Smyth Baronets, of Redcliff ( 1661)
- Sir William Smyth, 1st Baronet (c. 1616–1696)
- Sir Thomas Smyth, 2nd Baronet (1696–1732)
Smyth Baronets, of Upton (1665)
- Sir Robert Smyth, 1st Baronet (c. 1594–1669)
- Sir Robert Smyth, 2nd Baronet (c. 1630–d. by 1695)
- Sir Robert Smyth, 3rd Baronet (c. 1659–1745)
- Sir Trafford Smyth, 4th Baronet (c. 1720–1765)
- Sir Robert Smyth, 5th Baronet (1744–1802)
- Sir George Henry Smyth, 6th Baronet (1784–1852)
Smyth Baronets, of Isfield (1714)
- Sir James Smyth, 1st Baronet (c. 1686–1717)
- Sir Robert Smyth, 2nd Baronet (c. 1709–1783)
- Sir Hervey Smyth, 3rd Baronet (1734–1811)
Smyth Baronets, of Ashton Court (1859)
- Sir John Henry Greville Smyth, 1st Baronet (1836–1901)
Smyth Baronets, of Teignmouth (1956)
- Sir John George Smyth, 1st Baronet (1893–1983)
- Sir Timothy John Smyth, 2nd Baronet (b. 1953)