John Smith (Bath MP)

John Smith (?1727-1775), of Combe Hay, near Bath, Somerset, was an English politician.

He was born the eldest son of Robert Smith of Foxcote and Stony Littleton, Somerset and educated at Oriel College, Oxford. He succeeded his father to Combe Hay Manor in 1755 and later extended it.

He was a Member (MP) of the Parliament of Great Britain for Bath 19 November 1766 – 12 November 1775.^[1]

He married in 1757 the Hon. Anne Tracy, daughter of Thomas Charles Tracy, 5th Viscount Tracy and left one son, John Smith (1759–1813), who changed his name to John Smith Leigh and was High Sheriff of Somerset for 1811.^[2]

References

^ "SMITH, John (?1727-75), of Combe Hay, nr. Bath, Som. | History of Parliament Online". historyofparliamentonline.org.
^ "COMBE HAY MEMORIAL INSCRIPTIONS" (PDF). Retrieved 2 March 2018.

Parliament of Great Britain

Preceded by

Major-General Sir John Sebright
William Pitt the Elder

Member of Parliament for Bath
1766– 1775
With: Lieutenant-General Sir John Sebright
Abel Moysey

Succeeded by

Abel Moysey
Lieutenant-General Sir John Sebright

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[1] "SMITH, John (?1727-75), of Combe Hay, nr. Bath, Som. | History of Parliament Online". historyofparliamentonline.org.

[2] "COMBE HAY MEMORIAL INSCRIPTIONS" (PDF). Retrieved 2 March 2018.

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