Sir Clement Smith ( – 26 August 1552), son of Thomas Smith of Rivenhall,

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, and Isabel, daughter of William Foster of

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, Essex, served as an administrator in the reign of

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and

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. He was Lord Treasurer's Remembrancer in the Exchequer (often erroneously called "Chief Baron of the Exchequer"), and was twice MP for

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in Essex, in 1545 and 1547. He was knighted by Edward VI on 22 February 1547. He married Dorothy (d. 4 January 1574), youngest daughter of Sir John Seymour (d. 1536) of

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in Wiltshire, sister of Queen

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(d. 1537), third wife of King

. The couple had three sons and four daughters, including: * Sir John Smythe (1533/4–1607), diplomat and military writer. * Bennet Smith * Clement Smith * Dorothy Smith, married Edmund Parker (d. 1635) of

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in Devon. The Smith arms are visible carved in relief on an oak screen dated 1609 in North Molton Church, impaled by Parker. Notable descendants of this marriage were Baron Boringdon, later created

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(Parker) also Admiral Hyde Parker. ParkerImpalingSmith NorthMoltonChurch Devon.xcf, Parker impaling ''Argent, a cross gules between three peacocks azure'' (Smith of

), oak screen,

NorthChancelNorthMoltonChurch.jpg, Oak panelling with sculpted heraldry of Parker family of North Molton Smith made his will on 13 July 1551, with a codicil of 10 August 1552. He died at Little Baddow on 26 August 1552. His widow subsequently married, before November 1553, Thomas Leventhorpe (d. 8 June 1588) of Shingle Hall,

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. She died 4 January 1574.

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* * * * * * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Smith, Clement 1510s births 1552 deaths Members of Parliament for Maldon English MPs 1545–1547 English MPs 1547–1552 Knights Bachelor