Edward Smith ( 1665 - 1720 )

Birth: Lisburn, Antrim, Ireland (1665) Death: Bath, Somerset (04 November 1720) Education: Pupil of Thomas Haslam; Trinity College, Dublin; BA (1681), MA (1684), LLB (1687), BD (1694), DD (1696) Career: Fellow of Trinity (1684); fled to England (1689); Chaplain to the Smyrna Company's Factory at Smyrna (Izmir), Turkey; having amassed a considerable fortune, returned to England (1693); Chaplain to William III; Dean of St Patrick's, Dublin (1696); Vice-Chancellor of Dublin University (1697); Bishop of Down and Connor (1699-death); Privy Councillor (Ireland) (1699) Memberships: Dublin Philosophical Society Membership: Fellow Election Date: 29/04/1696.