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Thomas Smyth (other)
Thomas Smyth, Thomas Smythe or Tommy Smyth may refer to: *Thomas Smythe (customer) (1522–1591), collector of customs duties ("customer") in London during the Tudor period. *Sir Thomas Smythe (1558–1625), English entrepreneur *Thomas Smyth (bishop) (1650–1725), Irish bishop *Sir Thomas Smyth, 2nd Baronet (after 1657–1732), Irish politician *Thomas Smyth (Archdeacon of Glendalough) (fl. 1723–1751), Irish Anglican priest *Thomas Smyth (Limerick MP) (1740–1785), Irish politician *Thomas Smyth (merchant) (1737–1824), English merchant, banker and Lord Mayor of Liverpool *Thomas Smyth (Archdeacon of Lismore) (fl. 1788–1826), Irish Anglican priest *Thomas Smyth (minister) (1808–1873), American Presbyterian minister *Thomas Alfred Smyth (1832–1865), major general in the Union Army during the American Civil War *Tommy Smyth (rugby union) (1884–1928), Irish international rugby union prop forward *Thomas Smyth (Irish nationalist politician) (1875–1937), Member of Parliamen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Smythe (customer)
Thomas Smythe or Smith of London, Ashford and Westenhanger, Kent (1522–7 June 1591). was the collector of customs duties (also known as a "customer") in London during the Tudor period, and a member of parliament for five English constituencies. His son and namesake, Sir Thomas Smythe (died 1625), was the first governor of the East India Company, treasurer of the Virginia Company, and an active supporter of the Virginia colony. Family Thomas Smythe, born in 1522, was the second son. of John Smythe (d. 1538) and Joan Brouncker, the daughter of Robert Brouncker of Melksham, Wiltshire. John, a substantial yeoman and clothier of Corsham, Wiltshire, left Smythe a farm in the Hundred of Amesbury, Wiltshire, that provided an annual income of £20. After his father's death, Smythe moved to London to seek his fortune; Smythe was approximately 16 at the time. Career Smythe joined his father's merchant guild, the Haberdashers, and then the Worshipful Company of Skinners. In 1550 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Smythe
Sir Thomas Smythe (or Smith, c. 1558 – 4 September 1625) was an English merchant, politician and colonial administrator. He was the first governor of the East India Company and treasurer of the Virginia Company from 1609 to 1620 until enveloped by scandal. Early life The second surviving son of Thomas "Customer" Smythe of Westenhanger Castle in Kent, by his wife Alice, daughter of Sir Andrew Judde. His grandfather, John Smythe of Corsham, Wiltshire, was described as yeoman, haberdasher and clothier, and was High Sheriff of Essex for the year of 1532. His father was also a haberdasher, and was 'customer' of the port of London. He purchased Westenhanger from Sir Thomas Sackville, and other property from Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester. Thomas Smythe's elder son, Sir John Smythe or Smith (1556?–1608) of Westenhanger, was High Sheriff of Kent in 1600, and father of Thomas Smythe, 1st Viscount Strangford. Thomas senior, one of thirteen children, was brought in his father's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Smyth (bishop)
Thomas Smyth (1650–1725) was a Church of Ireland clergyman who served as Bishop of Limerick from 1695 to 1725. Life Smyth was born at Dundrum to William Smyth and Mary Dewdall. He was educated at Trinity College, Dublin and became vice-chancellor of the College in 1714. A former Dean of Emly,"Fasti ecclesiæ hibernicæ: the succession of the prelates in Ireland" Cotton,H Dublin, Hodges & Smith, 1860 Smyth was nominated Bishop of Limerick, Ardfert and Aghadoe on 15 November 1695 and consecrated on 8 December 1695. He died on 4 May 1725. Family Smyth married Dorothea, daughter of Ulysses Burgh, Bishop of Ardagh and Mary Kingsmill, and had 10 sons and 3 daughters, including: * Charles Smyth (1693-1784), MP for Limerick * George Smyth (1705-1772), lawyer and judge *Arthur Smyth (1706-1771), Archbishop of Dublin The Archbishop of Dublin is an archepiscopal title which takes its name after Dublin, Ireland. Since the Reformation, there have been parallel apostolic succession ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sir Thomas Smyth, 2nd Baronet
Sir Thomas Smyth, 2nd Baronet (after 1657 – 20 June 1732) was a soldier of the British Army. He was the second and youngest, but only surviving son of Sir William Smyth, 1st Baronet, of Redcliff in Buckinghamshire, by his second wife, a daughter of the Master in Chancery Sir Nathaniel Hobart. George Edward Cokayne, ''The Complete Baronetage''volume III(Exeter, 1903) p. 191 He inherited the baronetcy in 1697. Smyth was granted a commission as exempt and captain in the 2nd Troop of Horse Guards on 22 February 1690.Charles Dalton, ''English Army Lists and Commission Registers 1661–1714''volume III(London, 1896) p. 129, note 1 He was promoted to guidon and major on 1 May 1693 and served in Flanders. On 1 February 1695 or 1696 he was appointed lieutenant and lieutenant-colonel of the 2nd TroopDalton (1896), p. 175-176, note 3 and his commission was renewed on the accession of Queen Anne. On 9 March 1702 he was granted brevet rank as colonel of Horse, and on 17 April 1702 he was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Smyth (Archdeacon Of Glendalough)
Thomas Smyth LL.D. was an Irish Anglican priest. The son of Thomas Smyth Bishop of Limerick, he was born in Drumcree, County Westmeath and educated at Trinity College, Dublin. He was appointed Archdeacon of Glendalough The office of Archdeacon of Glendalough is a senior ecclesiastical role within the Anglican Diocese of Dublin and Glendalough, previously the Diocese of Glendalough. As such he was responsible for the disciplinary supervision of the clergy wit ... in 1723 and served until 1751.''Fasti Ecclesiae Hibernicae: The succession of the Prelates- Volume 2'' Cotton, H., p. 80: Dublin, Hodges, 1848. Notes 18th-century Irish Anglican priests Archdeacons of Glendalough Alumni of Trinity College Dublin People from County Westmeath {{Ireland-Anglican-clergy-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Smyth (Limerick MP)
Thomas Smyth (1740 – 14 January 1785) was an Irish politician. Life He was Mayor of Limerick twice (in 1764 and 1776) and Member of Parliament for Limerick City from 1776 until his death. He was appointed High Sheriff of County Limerick for 1770. He was also Colonel of the Limerick Militia. He was succeeded in the constituency and in militia by his brother John Prendergast Smyth. John had also inherited the estates of their uncle, Sir Thomas Prendergast, 2nd Baronet, even though Thomas was the oldest son. John was later ennobled as the first Viscount Gort. Family Smyth was the eldest son of Charles Smyth, MP for Limerick City, and Elizabeth Prendergast. His paternal grandparents were Thomas Smyth, Bishop of Limerick, and Dorothea Burgh (daughter of Ulysses Burgh), and his paternal uncles included the lawyer George Smyth and Arthur Smyth, Archbishop of Dublin. His maternal grandparents were Sir Thomas Prendergast, 1st Baronet, who was killed in action at the Battle of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Smyth (merchant)
Thomas Smyth (1737? – 1824) was an English merchant, banker and Lord Mayor of Liverpool. Life He was son of Thomas Smyth of the Middle Temple, the sixth son of Bishop Thomas Smyth.Smith, p. 593. Smyth was partner with Charles Caldwell in Charles Caldwell & Co., a Liverpool bank. He became a shareholder (holding joint with Caldwell) in the Macclesfield Copper Company, known as Roe and Co. after its founder Charles Roe, in 1774. Smyth was a lessee on behalf of Roe and Co. of land near Llandudno from Lord Penrhyn, by an agreement of 1785. On 12 October 1788 Lord Penrhyn visited Merseyside, riding the liberties of the borough of Sefton, and Smyth accompanied him. The occasion was seen as largely political and symbolic, part of the contest between Lord Penrhyn, whose title was in the Peerage of Ireland and who was the sitting Member of Parliament for Liverpool at the time, and Banastre Tarleton. Smyth was Lord Mayor of Liverpool in 1789–1790. An important issue for Liverp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Smyth (Archdeacon Of Lismore)
Thomas Smith, LL.D. was an Irish Anglican priest. The grandson of Thomas Smyth, Bishop of Limerick, and son of George Smyth, Baron of the Court of Exchequer (Ireland), he was educated at Trinity College, Dublin. He was appointed Archdeacon of Lismore in 1788, serving until 1810 when he exchanged it for the Prebendary of Kilrossanty in Lismore Cathedral. He was also 3rd prebendary at Christ Church Cathedral, Dublin from 1803 to 1826.''Fasti Ecclesiae Hibernicae: The succession of the Prelates- Volume 2'' Cotton, H., p. 80: Dublin, Hodges, 1848. He had one daughter, Catherine. She married in 1807 Joshua Kemmis of Knightstown, County Laois, High Sheriff of Queen's County The High Sheriff of Queen's County was the British Crown's judicial representative in Queen's County, Ireland (now County Laois), Ireland from the 16th century until 1922, when the office was abolished in the new Free State and replaced by the of ... in 1795, and had three children. Joshua died in 1818; Cathe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Smyth (minister)
Thomas Smyth (June 14, 1808 – August 20, 1873) was an American Presbyterian minister. He served as minister of Second Presbyterian Church in Charleston, South Carolina for more than 40 years, from 1832 until his death. Smyth was born in Belfast and studied at Belfast College, graduating in 1829. He then emigrated with his family to the United States in 1830, and completed his studies at Princeton Theological Seminary, graduating in 1831. He later received a Doctor of Divinity degree from Princeton also. Smyth commenced pulpit supply at Second Presbyterian Church in Charleston in 1832, and was ordained in 1834. He married Margaret Milligan Adger, daughter of James Adger, a wealthy local merchant, on July 9, 1832. At times the family wealth would be a point of conflict between Smyth and some members of his congregation, who voiced their opposition to Smyth receiving a raise in salary. Some members of the congregation also thought he preached too long. Barry Waugh argues that ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Alfred Smyth
Thomas Alfred Smyth (December 25, 1832 – April 9, 1865) was a brigadier general in the Union Army during the American Civil War. He was the last Union general killed in the war. In March 1867, he was nominated and confirmed a brevet major general of volunteers posthumously to rank from April 7, 1865. Early life Smyth was born in Ballyhooly rish: Baile Átha hÚlla, loose translation:"town of the ford of the apples"-Source: Logainm.iein Cork County, Ireland, and worked on his father's farm as a youth. He emigrated to the United States in 1854, settling in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He participated in William Walker's expedition to Nicaragua. Smyth was employed as a wood carver and coach & carriage maker.Eicher, 2001, p. 500 In 1858, he moved to Wilmington, Delaware. Personal life Smyth was a Freemason. He was raised on March 6, 1865 in Washington Lodge No. 1 in Wilmington, Delaware. Civil War service He enlisted in 1861 in the Union army in an Irish-American three-mont ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tommy Smyth (rugby Union)
Thomas Smyth (1 December 1884 – 19 May 1928) was an Irish international, rugby union prop forward who played club rugby for Newport Newport most commonly refers to: *Newport, Wales *Newport, Rhode Island, US Newport or New Port may also refer to: Places Asia *Newport City, Metro Manila, a Philippine district in Pasay Europe Ireland *Newport, County Mayo, a town on the ... and Malone and invitational rugby with the Barbarians. He won fourteen caps for Ireland and was selected to captain the British Isles 1910 tour of South Africa, and played in two of the test games. Rugby career Smyth first played for Ireland in 1908, in the Home Nations Championship against England at Richmond's Athletic Ground. Although Ireland lost the match 13-3 Smyth was back for the next game of the tournament against Scotland. With the match played at Lansdowne Road, the Irish beat the Scottish team in a game which was notable as the last game for Scotland's David Bedell-Sivright, the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Smyth (Irish Nationalist Politician)
Thomas Francis Smyth (1875–1937) was an Irish nationalist politician and Member of Parliament (MP) in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. He was first elected unopposed as the Irish Parliamentary Party The Irish Parliamentary Party (IPP; commonly called the Irish Party or the Home Rule Party) was formed in 1874 by Isaac Butt, the leader of the Nationalist Party, replacing the Home Rule League, as official parliamentary party for Irish nation ... MP for the Leitrim South constituency at the 1906 general election, and was again re-elected at the January 1910 and December 1910 general elections. External links * * 1875 births 1937 deaths Irish Parliamentary Party MPs Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for County Leitrim constituencies (1801–1922) UK MPs 1906–1910 UK MPs 1910 UK MPs 1910–1918 People from County Leitrim {{Ireland-UK-MP-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
