John George Smyth (1815–1869)

Last updated • 1 min readFrom Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia

John George Smyth
JP DL MP
Member of Parliament
for City of York
In office
28 August 1847 11 July 1865
Personal details
Born(1815-02-05)5 February 1815
Died10 June 1869(1869-06-10) (aged 54)
NationalityBritish
Political party Conservative
SpouseHon. Diana Bosville-Macdonald
Parents
  • John Henry Smyth (father)
  • Lady Elizabeth Anne FitzRoy (mother)

John George Smyth JP DL MP (5 February 1815 – 10 June 1869) was a Conservative member of Parliament for the City of York from August 28, 1847 to July 11, 1865. [1]

Contents

Smyth was the eldest son of John Henry Smyth (1780–1822), of Heath Hall, Wakefield, Yorkshire, a Whig MP for Cambridge University (1812–1822) and Lady Elizabeth Anne FitzRoy, daughter of George FitzRoy, 4th Duke of Grafton. [2] His younger brother, Henry Smyth, was an Army officer and the grandfather of Sir John Smyth, 1st Baronet, recipient of the Victoria Cross. [3]

Personal life

Smyth married the Honourable Diana Bosville Macdonald (12 April 1812 – 8 December 1880), daughter of Godfrey Macdonald, 3rd Baron Macdonald of Sleat, on 25 April 1837. [3] They had two sons (who both died young) and four daughters. One, Diana, married Henry Lascelles, 4th Earl of Harewood. Another, Louisa, married Sir John Thursby. [4]

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">John Pakington, 1st Baron Hampton</span> British Conservative politician

John Somerset Pakington, 1st Baron Hampton,, known as Sir John Pakington, Bt, from 1846 to 1874, was a British Conservative politician.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Baron Raglan</span> Barony in the Peerage of the United Kingdom

Baron Raglan, of Raglan in the County of Monmouth, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created on 20 October 1852 for the military commander Lord FitzRoy Somerset, chiefly remembered as commander of the British troops during the Crimean War.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Sir John Smyth, 1st Baronet</span>

Brigadier Sir John George Smyth, 1st Baronet,, often known as Jackie Smyth, was a British Indian Army officer and a Conservative Member of Parliament. Although a recipient of the Victoria Cross, his military career ended in controversy.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">George Cavendish, 1st Earl of Burlington</span> British politician

George Cavendish, 1st Earl of Burlington, styled Lord George Cavendish before 1831, was a British nobleman and politician. He built Burlington Arcade.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Lord Henry Thynne</span> British politician

Lord Henry Frederick Thynne PC DL was a British Conservative politician. He served under Benjamin Disraeli as Treasurer of the Household between 1875 and 1880.

General Hon. Henry Frederick Compton Cavendish was a British Army officer, politician and courtier.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Thomas FitzMaurice, 5th Earl of Orkney</span>

Thomas John Hamilton FitzMaurice, 5th Earl of Orkney was a Scottish aristocrat.

Sir Anthony Irby was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1628 and 1682.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Frederick Keppel</span> Bishop in the Church of England (1728–1777)

Frederick Keppel was a Church of England clergyman, Bishop of Exeter.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">William Beresford, 1st Baron Decies</span> Anglo-Irish bishop (1743–1819)

William Beresford, 1st Baron Decies was an Anglo-Irish clergyman.

Henry Edward John Howard was an English Anglican clergyman who was Dean of Lichfield.

General Lord Charles FitzRoy was a British Army officer and politician.

The Vernon family was a wealthy, prolific and widespread English family with 11th-century origins in Vernon, Normandy, France. Their extant titles include Baron Vernon and Vernon baronets of Shotwick Park.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Marcus Beresford, 1st Earl of Tyrone</span> Irish peer and politician

Marcus Beresford, 1st Earl of Tyrone, known as Sir Marcus Beresford, 4th Baronet, until 1720 and subsequently as The Viscount Tyrone until 1746, was an Anglo-Irish peer and politician.

General Thomas Wood FRS was a British Army officer and a Conservative politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1837 to 1847.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">John Smyth (1748–1811)</span> British politician

John Smyth was a British politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1783 to 1807.

Thomas Wood was an English Tory and later Conservative politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1806 to 1847.

Henry John Adeane DL was an English barrister and politician.

Major-General Henry Smyth CB was a British Army officer who became General Officer Commanding Western District.

John Henry Smyth was a Whig member of Parliament for Cambridge University from 9 June 1812 until his death.

References

  1. Disraeli, Benjamin; Gunn, John Alexander Wilson; Wiebe, Melvin George (1982). Benjamin Disraeli Letters: 1852-1856. University of Toronto Press. ISBN   9780802041371.
  2. 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.
  3. 1 2 Mosley, Charles, ed. (2003). Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knighthood (107 ed.). Burke's Peerage & Gentry. p. 3671. ISBN   0-9711966-2-1.
  4. Burke, Bernard (1886), A Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Landed Gentry of Great Britain & Ireland, vol. 2, p. 1692
Preceded by
William Milner
John George Smyth
Member of Parliament for City of York
18571865
With: Joshua Westhead
Succeeded by