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).
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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 |