Thomas Smyth (bishop)
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Thomas Smyth (1650–1725) was a Church of Ireland clergyman who served as Bishop of Limerick from 1695 to 1725.[1]
Life
Smyth was born at Dundrum to William Smyth and Mary Dewdall. He was educated at Trinity College, Dublin and became vice-chancellor of the College in 1714.[2]
A former Dean of Emly,[3] Smyth was nominated Bishop of Limerick, Ardfert and Aghadoe on 15 November 1695 and consecrated on 8 December 1695. He died on 4 May 1725.[4]
Family
Smyth married Dorothea, daughter of Ulysses Burgh, Bishop of Ardagh and Mary Kingsmill, and had 10 sons and 3 daughters, including:
- Charles Smyth (1693-1784), MP for Limerick
- George Smyth (1705-1772), lawyer and judge
- Arthur Smyth (1706-1771), Archbishop of Dublin[2]
References
- ↑ A New History of Ireland, Moody, T. W.; Martin, F. X.; Byrne, F. J.; Cosgrove, A.: Oxford, OUP, 1976 ISBN 0-19-821745-5
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- ↑ "Fasti ecclesiæ hibernicæ: the succession of the prelates in Ireland" Cotton,H Dublin, Hodges & Smith, 1860
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| Preceded by | Dean of Emly 1693–1695 |
Succeeded by Richard Reader |
| Preceded by | Bishop of Limerick, Ardfert and Aghadoe 1695–1725 |
Succeeded by William Burscough |
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