| Joseph Grigsby Smyth | |
| State House: | Texas |
| District: | 1st |
| Term Start: | February 8, 1870 |
| Term End: | January 14, 1873 |
| Predecessor: | Ambrose Dudley Kent |
| Successor: | James H. Armstrong Henry Harrison Ford Arthur Thomas Watts |
| Birth Date: | February 25, 1847 |
| Birth Place: | Texas, USA |
| Death Place: | Texas, USA |
| Spouse: | Ella E. Green Epsie Belle Miller |
| Children: | 13 |
| Mother: | Frances Mitchell Grigsby (1809-1888) |
| Father: | George W. Smyth Sr. (1803-1866) |
Joseph Grigsby Smyth (February 25, 1847 – June 8, 1915) was a Texan politician who served in the Texas House from 1870-1873.[1]
Smyth was born on February 25, 1847, to George Washington Smyth Sr. and Frances Mitchell Grigsby. He was the youngest of 6 children born between 1836-1847.[2] He married Ella E. Green on March 2, 1868. They had 5 children together, but only 2 made it past 9. Ella died on September 13, 1883.[3]
He was elected to the Texas House in February 1870 at the age of 22, about 2 weeks before his birthday.
He married Epsie Belle Miller on June 5, 1884. They ended up having 8 children together between September 1885 and February 1901. One of them died before turning 2. Joseph later died June 8, 1915, at the age of 68.