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About Thomas Smythe
Thomas Smythe or Smith, of London, Ashford and Westenhanger, Kent was the collector of customs duties in London during the Tudor period, and a member of parliament for five English constituencies successively in the 1550s and 1560s. His son and namesake, Sir Thomas Smythe, was the first governor of the East India Company, treasurer of the Virginia Company, and an active supporter of the Virginia colony.
Everything about Thomas Smythe →- Occupation
- politician
- Position held
- Member of Parliament in the Parliament of England, Member of the October 1553 Parliament, Member of the April 1554 Parliament, Member of the 1554-55 Parliament
- Citizenship
- Kingdom of England
- Born
- 1522
- Died
- June 7, 1591