SMYTH, JAMES GRENVILLE, third son of Rev. William Smyth, Elkington Hall, Lincs., and Mary, dau. of Samuel Ray, Tannington, Suffolk; b. 1 Jun 1825; adm. 29 Mar 1837 (Benthall's); QS 1840; rowed v. Eton 26 Jul 1842 and 1 Aug 1843; elected to Trinity Coll. Cambridge 1844, adm. pens. 16 May 1844, scholar 1845; BA 1848; ordained deacon 1848, priest 1849; Curate, Barrowby, Lincs.; Vicar of North and South Elkington, Lincs., 1854-1901; Prebendary of Lincoln from 1885; leader of the mountaineering part that first reached the summit of Monte Rosa 31 Jul 1855; m. 14 Jul 1858 Emily, dau. of Rev. Edward Royds, Rector of Brereton, Cheshire; d. 15 Mar 1907.
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