Introduction

Biography

Smith at­tend­ed Bal­li­ol Col­lege, Ox­ford, and was or­dained an Ang­li­can priest in 1850.

He was cur­ate at Ev­ers­ley (1849–51), then re­ceived an ap­point­ment as per­pe­tu­al cur­ate at St. Mi­chael’s, York­town, Cam­ber­ley, Sur­rey, in 1851.

He on­ly stayed un­til 1868, though, when he be­came vi­car of Great Bar­ton in Suf­folk.

In 1882, he be­came chap­lain at Christ Church, Cannes, France, and, in 1892, ca­non of the ca­thed­ral at Gi­bral­tar.