| Authorised form of name | Smythe; William James (1816 - 1887) |
| Dates | 1816 - 1887 |
| Nationality | British |
| Place of birth | Cool Glebe, Carnmoney, Belfast, Ireland |
| Date of birth | 25 January 1816 |
| Place of death | Carnmoney, Belfast, Ireland |
| Date of death | 12 July 1887 |
| Dates and places | Burial:
Carnmoney churchyard, Belfast, Ireland |
| Research field | Magnetism |
| Activity | Career:
Colonel RA
|
| Membership category | Fellow |
| Date of election | 02/06/1864 |
| Sources | Sources:
Bulloch's Roll; DNB |
| Virtual International Authority File | http://viaf.org/viaf/58782014 |
| Royal Society code | NA2701 |
Archives associated with this Fellow
| Reference number | Title | Date |
| EC/1864/13 | Smythe, William James: certificate of election to the Royal Society | |
| MC/6/199 | Letter from W J [William James] Smythe, Pembroke Dock, Wales, to General [Edward Sabine], [President of the Royal Society] | 4 February 1862 |
| MC/6 | Volume 6 of miscellaneous correspondence regarding business matters, sent to the Royal Society | 1859-1863 |
| MS/119/2/96 | Letter from William James Smythe, Longwood, St Helena to Humphrey Lloyd | 4 April 1842 |
| MS/119/2/98 | Letter from William James Smythe, Longwood, St Helena to Humphrey Lloyd | 30 June 1842 |
| MC/11/38 | Letter from [the Meteorological Committee], Meteorological Office, 116 Victoria Street, to [Joseph Dalton Hooker], President of the Royal Society and to the Council | 31 March 1877 |
| MC/11 | Volume 11 of miscellaneous correspondence regarding business matters, sent to the Royal Society | 1877-1879 |