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Sir John Smith or Smythe, JP (1557 – 29 October 1608), of Westenhanger, Kent, was an English politician.
Sir John & Elizabeth Smythe memorial in St Mary the Virgin Church, Ashford, KentWestenhanger Castle, Kent
He was the eldest surviving son of Thomas Smythe, a London haberdasher who was a collector of customs duties ("customer") and who had bought Westenhanger Castle. His brother was Thomas Smythe, the first governor of the East India Company. John entered Gray's Inn to study law in 1577. He succeeded his father in 1591, inheriting Westenhanger Castle, and was knighted on 11 May 1603.[1]
He died in 1608 and was buried at Ashford. He had married Elizabeth, the daughter and heiress of John Fyneux of Herne, Kent, and had 2 sons (one of whom predeceased him) and 6 daughters. His surviving son Thomas was created an Irish peer in 1635, becoming Viscount Strangford.
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^"SMYTHE, Sir John I (1557-1608), of Westenhanger, nr. Hythe, Kent". History of Parliament Online. Retrieved 18 June 2013.
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