Please answer the following question: Facts: - issue: andrew -rrb- henry smythe richard smythe robert smythe symon smythe elizabeth smythe smythe mary smythe joan smythe katherine smythe alice smythe ursula john smythe smythe thomas smythe -lrb- died 1625 - burial place: ashford , kent - caption: thomas ' customer ' smythe - mother: joan brouncker - spouse: alice judde - death date: 7 june 1591 - father: john smythe - birth date: 1522 - name: thomas smythe - image: file : customer smythe.jpg Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of thomas smythe -lrb- customer -rrb- .
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thomas smythe -lrb- kent -lrb- 1522 -- 7 june 1591 -rrb- was the collector of customs duties -lrb- '' customer '' -rrb- in london during the tudor period .his son and namesake sir thomas smythe was an active supporter of the virginia colony .