John George Smyth (1815–1869)
John George Smyth JP DL MP was a Conservative member of Parliament for the City of York from August 28, 1847 to July 11, 1865.
Smyth was the eldest son of John Henry Smyth, of Heath Hall, Wakefield, Yorkshire, a Whig MP for Cambridge University and Lady Elizabeth Anne FitzRoy, daughter of George FitzRoy, 4th Duke of Grafton. His younger brother, Henry Smyth, was an Army officer and the grandfather of Sir John Smyth, 1st Baronet, recipient of the Victoria Cross.
Smyth married the Honourable Diana Bosville Macdonald, daughter of Godfrey Macdonald, 3rd Baron Macdonald of Sleat, on 25 April 1837. They had four daughters.
