Joseph Capel Smyth
Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly & Queensland Legislative Council
About Joseph Capel Smyth
Lived 1838 – 1914 (aged 75–76). Joseph Capel Smyth was a politician, company director and sheep farmer.
Joseph Capel Smyth (February 1838 – 14 August 1914) was a member of the Queensland Legislative Council.
Smyth was born in 1830 in Inch, County Cork, Ireland to Jonas Smyth and his wife Mary (née Capel) and educated at Riordan's Classical School, Cloyne. He later became a Company director of the Darling Downs and Western Land Co and the Queensland Investment and Land Mortgage Co.
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Who was Joseph Capel Smyth?
Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly & Queensland Legislative Council
When was Joseph Capel Smyth born?
Joseph Capel Smyth was born in 1838 in Inch.
When did Joseph Capel Smyth die?
Joseph Capel Smyth died on 14 August 1914 in Brisbane.
What was Joseph Capel Smyth's occupation?
Joseph Capel Smyth was a politician, company director and sheep farmer.
What nationality was Joseph Capel Smyth?
Joseph Capel Smyth's recorded nationality: Irish Australian.
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