William Smarte

William Smarte (ca. 1530 – 23 September 1599), of Ipswich, Suffolk, was an English politician.

For those of a similar name, see William Smart (disambiguation).

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
  1. "SMARTE, William (C.1530-99), of Ipswich, Suff. | History of Parliament Online".
  2. "Tooley Court Tooley's and Smart's Almshouses". historicengland.org.uk. Historic England. Retrieved 7 September 2020.


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