Arthur Smyth was Archbishop of Dublin from 1766 until his death in 1771.
He was Dean of Raphoe from 1742 until 1744 followed by Dean of Derry until 1752.
He was then raised to the episcopate as Bishop of Clonfert and Kilmacduagh (1752), Down and Connor (1753) and Meath (1765) prior to his nomination as Bishop of Dublin..
He was an uncle of John Wesley.