| Joseph Smyth | |
| Office1: | Member of the Queensland Legislative Council |
| Term Start1: | 5 May 1882 |
| Term End1: | 16 July 1910 |
| Birth Date: | February 1830 |
| Birth Place: | Inch, County Cork, Ireland |
| Death Date: | 14 August 1914 (aged 84) |
| Death Place: | Brisbane, Queensland, Australia |
| Restingplace: | Toowong Cemetery |
| Birthname: | Joseph Capel Smyth |
| Nationality: | Irish Australian |
| Occupation: | Pastoralist, Company director |
Joseph Capel Smyth (February 1838 - 14 August 1914) was a member of the Queensland Legislative Council.[1]
Smyth was born in 1830 in Inch, County Cork, Ireland to Jonas Smyth and his wife Mary (née Capel) and educated at Riordan's Classical School, Cloyne.[1] When he was around 31 years of age he travelled to Queensland and, in conjunction with Thomas McIlwraith, managed several properties.[2] He later became a Company director of the Darling Downs and Western Land Co and the Queensland Investment and Land Mortgage Co.[1]
Appointed to the Queensland Legislative Council in May 1882, Smyth served for twenty-eight years before resigning in July 1910.[1] Smyth died in 1914 and was buried in Toowong Cemetery.[2] [3]