John Smyth (Master of Pembroke)
Master of Pembroke College, Oxford (1744 – 1809)
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John Smyth or Smith (1744–1809) was a clergyman and Master of Pembroke College, Oxford.
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| Born | 1744 |
| Died | 19 October 1809 (aged 64–65) |
Education
He was educated at John Roysse's Free School in Abingdon, (now Abingdon School) from 1756 to 1761.[1]
He earned a B.A (1765) and M.A (1769) at Pembroke. B.D. and Doctor of Divinity (D.D.) 1796.
Career
John Smyth became Master of Pembroke in 1796.[1][2]
The close relationship between Abingdon School and Pembroke College resulted in seven Old Abingdonians being appointed as consecutive masters at Pembroke between 1710 and 1843. They were Colwell Brickenden 1709–1714; Matthew Panting, 1714–1738; John Ratcliffe, 1738–1775; William Adams, 1775–1789; William Sergrove 1789–1796; John Smyth 1796–1809; and George William Hall, 1809–1843.[3]
He was rector of Coln Rogers (1799), curate of Eastleach-Turville, rector of Rudford (1801), vicar of Fairford (1804) and canon of Gloucester (1796–1809). He was also a Steward of the OA Club in 1805.[4]