Christopher Smith (by 1510 – 1589) was an English politician. The son of Robert Smith of Waltham, Lincolnshire, he was elected

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(MP) of the Parliament of England for Saltash in 1547, Bridport in October 1553,

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in 1559. He was appointed clerk of the Exchequer by 1545 and

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by 1551, a position he held until his death. He was a

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for Hertfordshire from 1562 to his death. His home, Annables Manor, was in

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Family

Smith married Margaret, the daughter of John Hyde of Aldbury, Hertfordshire. Hyde had also been Clerk of the Pipe from the 1520s until his death in 1545. Their children included: * Thomas Smith of Annables, who married Joan Collet * Nicholas Smith * Jane Smith, who married George Rotheram of Someries, Luton a Member of Parliament.ROTHERAM, George (1541-99), of Someries, nr. Luton, ''The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1558-1603'', ed. P.W. Hasler, 1981
Histparl.ac.uk. Accessed 16 December 2022. * Maudlin Smith, who married Edmund Anderson. * Alice Smith, married (1) Richard Robson of London, (2) John Fortescue of Salden,

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. * Elizabeth Smith, who married a man named Ralegh.

References

1589 deaths Members of the pre-1707 English Parliament for constituencies in Cornwall English MPs 1547–1552 English MPs 1553 (Mary I) English MPs 1559 English justices of the peace Year of birth uncertain {{16thC-England-MP-stub