William Smarte
William Smarte (ca. 1530 – 23 September 1599), of Ipswich, Suffolk, was an English politician.
He was a Member of Parliament (MP) in the 7th Parliament of Queen Elizabeth I, representing Ipswich in 1588.[1]
He made a substantial endowment to the almshouses in Ipswich in 1591, which then became known as the Tooley's and Smart's Almshouses.[2]
References[]
- ^ "SMARTE, William (C.1530-99), of Ipswich, Suff. | History of Parliament Online".
- ^ "Tooley Court Tooley's and Smart's Almshouses". historicengland.org.uk. Historic England. Retrieved 7 September 2020.
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