William Smyth
Irish Anglican priest
About William Smyth
Born 1662.
William Smyth (9 July 1662 – 3 February 1710) was an Irish Anglican priest.
Born at Lisburn in County Antrim in 1665, he was the son of James Smyth of Mountown, County Down, by his wife Francisca, daughter of Edward Dowdall of Mountown. He was educated at Trinity College Dublin. He was Precentor of Down Cathedral from 1699 to 1703; Treasurer of Lisburn Cathedral from 1703 to 1705; Prebendary of Rasharkin at Lisburn from 1705 to 1707; and Archdeacon of Connor from 1707 until his death.
His brother was Bishop of Down and Connor from 1699 until his death in 1720.
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Who was William Smyth?
Irish Anglican priest (1662 -1710)
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William Smyth was born in 1662.
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· DBpedia: William Smyth (priest, born 1662)
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