GEMMS IDGEMMS-PERSON-003880
NameElias Smyth
TitleMr.
Gendermale
Denomination
Livedb. ca. 1605-03-25 - d. ca. 1676-12-09 (old)
Linked Manuscriptsmanuscript owner - Commonplace book of Elias Smyth: Hunter MS 125
Linked SermonsDr Donne. Iud.15.20 -- notetaker? (autograph: no)
Linked Reports
Source of DataACAD (Venn) (ID: SMT623E); Hannah Yip.
Biographical Sources ConsultedACAD (Venn) (ID: SMT623E)
Other NoteOriginally from the North Riding of Yorkshire, Elias Smyth matriculated sizar from Pembroke College, Cambridge, aged eighteen, in Michaelmas 1623. He graduated B.A. in 1626/7 and proceeded M.A. in 1631. Smyth was ordained deacon on 8 June 1628. Afterwards, he served as precentor of Durham. From 1640 until 1666, he was headmaster of Durham Grammar School. In 1643, he was also instituted to the living of Bedlington, Northumberland, although he was ejected shortly after. Elias Smyth was buried in Durham Cathedral on 9 December 1676.
GEMMS record createdJune 17, 2022
GEMMS record last editedJune 18, 2022