Roger Johnson Smyth

Roger Johnson Smyth (1815 – 19 September 1853)[1] was an Irish Conservative and Peelite politician.[2][3]

Roger Johnson Smyth
Member of Parliament
for Lisburn
In office
11 December 1852 – 19 September 1853
Preceded byJames Emerson Tennent
Succeeded byJonathan Joseph Richardson
Personal details
Born1815
Died19 September 1853(1853-09-19) (aged 37–38)
NationalityIrish
Political partyPeelite/Conservative

Smyth became Peelite MP for Lisburn at a by-election in December 1852—caused by the resignation of James Emerson Tennent—but died less than a year later in 1853.[4]

References
  1. Rayment, Leigh (30 August 2018). "The House of Commons: Constituencies beginning with "L"". Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page. Archived from the original on 5 October 2018. Retrieved 6 October 2018.
  2. "Local Intelligence". Westmorland Gazette. 18 December 1852. pp. 4–5. Retrieved 6 October 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. "Summary". Liverpool Mercury. 14 December 1852. p. 8. Retrieved 6 October 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. Walker, B.M., ed. (1978). Parliamentary Election Results in Ireland, 1801-1922. Dublin: Royal Irish Academy. p. 295. ISBN 978-0901714121.
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by
James Emerson Tennent		 Member of Parliament for Lisburn
1852–1853		 Succeeded by
Jonathan Joseph Richardson


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