John Smyth 1698/9-1741

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Sir John SMYTH or SMITH, 3rd bart 1698/9-1741

Biographical Note

Son of Sir John Smyth, 2nd bart, of Long Ashton, Somerset, landowner and MP; he inherited the baronetcy and family estates from his father in 1726. Matriculated at St John's College, Oxford 1717, but did not graduate; he was awarded the DCL degree in 1729.

Books

Smyth used an engraved armorial bookplate (Franks 27474); the extent and disposition of his library is not known. His estates were inherited by his daughter Florence but the baronetcy became extinct.

Sources

  • Smith baronets, Wikipedia.
  • Foster, J., Alumni Oxonienses, Oxford, 1891.
  • Gambier Howe, E. R. J. Franks bequest: catalogue of British and American book plates bequeathed to the ... British Museum. London, 1903.