Matches in DBpedia 2014 for { ?s ?p Sir John Smith or Smythe (1557 - 29 October 1608), of Westenhanger, Kent, was an English politician.He was the eldest surviving son of Thomas Smythe, a London haberdasher who was a collector of customs duties ("customer") and who had bought Westenhanger Castle. His brother was Thomas Smythe, the first governor of the East India Company. John entered Gray's Inn to study law in 1577. He succeeded his father in 1591, inheriting Westenhanger Castle, and was knighted on 11 May 1603.. }
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- John_Smith_(High_Sheriff_of_Kent) comment "Sir John Smith or Smythe (1557 - 29 October 1608), of Westenhanger, Kent, was an English politician.He was the eldest surviving son of Thomas Smythe, a London haberdasher who was a collector of customs duties ("customer") and who had bought Westenhanger Castle. His brother was Thomas Smythe, the first governor of the East India Company. John entered Gray's Inn to study law in 1577. He succeeded his father in 1591, inheriting Westenhanger Castle, and was knighted on 11 May 1603.".