John Smith (Chancellor of the Exchequer)

John Smith.

John Smith (1656–1723) was an English politician who sat in the English and British House of Commons between 1678 and 1724. He served twice as Chancellor of the Exchequer.

Life

Smith's father was also called John Smith (died 1690) of South Tedworth or Tidworth in Hampshire and he had a sister called Anne, who became Lady Dashwood. He educated matriculated from St John's College, Oxford, did not take a degree but was admitted to the Middle Temple and first elected a Member of Parliament in 1678. He was a moderate Whig.

Smith was first appointed as a Lord of the Treasury in 1694 and as Chancellor on 2 June 1699, serving until 27 March 1701. He was Speaker of the House of Commons from 1705 until 1708, returning as Chancellor from 22 April 1708 until 11 August 1710. He was the last Speaker of the House of Commons of England and held this post at the time of the Acts of Union 1707, going on to serve until 1708 as the first Speaker of the new House of Commons of Great Britain.

Smith married Anne, daughter of Sir Thomas Strickland, and had four sons and three daughters, including Mary Smith and Anne Smith, Lady Grant.

References

"SMITH, John (?1655-1723), of South Tidworth, Hants". History of Parliament Online (1715-1754). Retrieved 17 May 2013.

Attribution

This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Courtney, William Prideaux (1898). "Smith, John (1655-1723)". In Lee, Sidney. Dictionary of National Biography. 53. London: Smith, Elder & Co.

Political offices
Preceded by Charles Montagu	Chancellor of the Exchequer of England 1699–1701	Succeeded by Hon. Henry Boyle
Preceded by Robert Harley	Speaker of the House of Commons of England 1705–1706	Succeeded by last incumbent
Preceded by first incumbent	Speaker of the House of Commons of Great Britain 1707–1708	Succeeded by Richard Onslow
Preceded by Hon. Henry Boyle	Chancellor of the Exchequer of Great Britain 1708–1710	Succeeded by Robert Harley
Preceded by James Vernon	Teller of the Exchequer 1710–1712	Succeeded by The Lord Mansel
Preceded by The Lord Mansel	Teller of the Exchequer 1710–1712	Vacant Title next held by George Treby
Parliament of England
Preceded by William Ashburnham George Legge	Member of Parliament for Ludgershall 1679 With: Thomas Neale	Succeeded by Thomas Neale John Garrard
Preceded by Henry Clerke Thomas Neale	Member of Parliament for Ludgershall 1689–1690 With: John Deane	Succeeded by John Deane Thomas Neale
Preceded by Sir Francis Drake John Swinfen	Member of Parliament for Bere Alston 1691–1695 With: John Swinfen 1691–1694 Sir Henry Hobart 1694–1695	Succeeded by John Elwill Sir Henry Hobart
Preceded by Francis Powlett John Pollen	Member of Parliament for Andover 1695–1707 With: Sir Robert Smyth 1695–1698 Anthony Henley 1698–1701 Francis Shepheard 1701–1707	Succeeded by Parliament of Great Britain
Parliament of Great Britain
Preceded by Parliament of England	Member of Parliament for Andover 1707–1713 With: Francis Shepheard 1707–1708 William Guidott 1708–1713	Succeeded by William Guidott Sir Ambrose Crowley
Preceded by Sir Charles Hedges Edward Jennings	Member of Parliament for East Looe 1715–1724 With: Sir James Bateman 1715–1718 Horatio Walpole 1718–1722 William Lowndes 1722–1724	Succeeded by Viscount Malpas William Lowndes

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