Sir Edward Bowyer-Smijth, 10th Baronet

Sir Edward Bowyer-Smijth, 10th Baronet (1 March 1785 – 15 August 1850) was a British clergyman who was chaplain to King George IV.

Early life He was born on 1 March 1785 on Margaret Street in Marylebone, London as Edward Smyth. He was a younger son of Sir William Smijth, 7th Baronet and Anne Windham. In 1796, his name was changed to Smijth. Among his siblings were Sir Thomas, who died unmarried in 1833, and Sir John, a Commander in the Royal Navy, who likewise died unmarried in 1838. His maternal grandparents were John Windham (later Windham-Bowyer) and Mary Windham (a daughter of Joseph Windham-Ashe).

He was educated at Eton College and graduated from Trinity College, Cambridge with a Bachelor of Arts in 1807, and a Master of Arts in 1811. in 1847.

Descendants Through his daughter Adela, he was a grandfather of Sir Alfred Jodrell, 4th Baronet, who married Lady Jane Grimston, daughter of James Grimston, 2nd Earl of Verulam. Maj.-Gen. Sir Harold Ruggles-Brise (military secretary to Sir Douglas Haig), and Beatrice Georgiana Ruggles-Brise (wife of Henry Jervis-White-Jervis).