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George Smyth (1705 – 15 February 1772) was an Irish lawyer and judge.

He was the son of Thomas Smyth, Bishop of Limerick, and Dorothea Burgh (daughter of Ulysses Burgh, Dean of Emly and later Bishop of Ardagh, and Mary Kingsmill). His brothers included Charles Smyth, MP for Limerick, and Arthur Smyth, Archbishop of Dublin. ^[1]

He was educated at a local school in Limerick, and at the University of Dublin, which he entered in 1723, graduating in 1727. . He was Chairman of the Court of Quarter Sessions for County Dublin.^[2]He represented Blessington in the Irish House of Commons from 1759 until he was raised to the bench as a Puisne Baron of the Court of Exchequer (Ireland) on 25 November 1768. On 13 December 1771 he was appointed one of the Commissioners of Accounts for Ireland, but died two months later. He was also Recorder of Limerick.

George Smyth, Esquire, was married on 4 August 1739 in St. Mary's Parish, Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland to Catherine Rawson, daughter of Philip Rawson of Limerick. The couple had four children. ^[3] Thomas Smyth (Archdeacon of Lismore) was one of their sons.

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^ Ball, F. Elrington The Judges in Ireland 1221-1921 London John Murray 1926 p.161
^ Ball p.161
^ George Smyth 4 August 1739 Marriage. Editor: A. E. Langman. Marriage Entries in the Registers of the Parishes of S. Marie, S. Luke, S. Catherine, and S. Werburgh, 1627-1800. Exeter & London: William Pollard & Co. Ltd., 1915. 143 pages. Accessed in the Irish Records Extraction Database via ancestry.com paid subscription site on 8 March 2022.

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[1] Ball, F. Elrington The Judges in Ireland 1221-1921 London John Murray 1926 p.161

[2] Ball p.161

[AEL1915-3] George Smyth 4 August 1739 Marriage. Editor: A. E. Langman. Marriage Entries in the Registers of the Parishes of S. Marie, S. Luke, S. Catherine, and S. Werburgh, 1627-1800. Exeter & London: William Pollard & Co. Ltd., 1915. 143 pages. Accessed in the Irish Records Extraction Database via ancestry.com paid subscription site on 8 March 2022.

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 He  was educated at  a local  school  in  Limerick,  and
-at the [[University of  Dublin]], which he entered in 1723. He  was Chairman of the  [[Court of  Quarter Sessions]]  for [[County Dublin]].<ref >Ball p.161</ref>He represented [[Blessington (Parliament of Ireland constituency)|Blessington]] in the [[Irish House of Commons]] from 1759 until he was raised to the bench as a Puisne Baron of the [[Court of Exchequer (Ireland)]] on 25 November 1768. On 13 December 1771 he was appointed one of the Commissioners of Accounts for Ireland, but died two months later. He  was  also [[Recorder (judge)|Recorder]] of Limerick.
+at the [[University of  Dublin]], which he entered in 1723, graduating in 1727. . He  was Chairman of the  [[Court of  Quarter Sessions]]  for [[County Dublin]].<ref >Ball p.161</ref>He represented [[Blessington (Parliament of Ireland constituency)|Blessington]] in the [[Irish House of Commons]] from 1759 until he was raised to the bench as a Puisne Baron of the [[Court of Exchequer (Ireland)]] on 25 November 1768. On 13 December 1771 he was appointed one of the Commissioners of Accounts for Ireland, but died two months later. He  was  also [[Recorder (judge)|Recorder]] of Limerick.
 George Smyth, Esquire,  was married on 4 August 1739 in St. Mary's Parish, Dublin, [[County Dublin]], Ireland to Catherine Rawson, daughter of Philip Rawson of [[Limerick]]. The couple had four children. <ref name=AEL1915>[https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&dbid=3876&h=42524 George Smyth 4 August 1739 Marriage.] Editor: A. E. Langman. Marriage Entries in the Registers of the Parishes of S. Marie, S. Luke, S. Catherine, and S. Werburgh, 1627-1800. Exeter & London: William Pollard & Co. Ltd., 1915. 143 pages. Accessed in the Irish Records Extraction Database via ancestry.com paid subscription site on 8 March 2022.</ref> [[Thomas Smyth (Archdeacon of Lismore)]] was  one of their sons.