Augustus Elder Smith (17 October 1844 – 8 January 1916) was an Anglican priest who served in two senior leadership positions within the Diocese of Trinidad and Tobago during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.[1]
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 17 October 1844 Saint Michael, Barbados |
| Died | 8 January 1916 (aged 71) West Kensington, England |
Source: Cricinfo, 17 November 2020 | |
Smith was educated at Codrington College, Barbados and ordained in 1868. He played in three first-class matches for the Barbados cricket team from 1864 to 1872.[2] After a curacy at St Silas, Barbados he was Rector and Dean of Holy Trinity Cathedral, Port of Spain;[3] and Archdeacon of Trinidad from 1902 until 1914.
He died on 8 January 1916 at West Kensington.[4]
See also
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edit- ^ ‘SMITH, Ven. Augustus Elder’, Who Was Who, A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 1920–2007; online edn, Oxford University Press, Dec 2007 accessed 18 Feb 2014
- ^ "Augustus Smith". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 17 November 2020.
- ^ Crockford's Clerical Directory 1908 p1315 London, Horace Cox, 1908
- ^ “Deaths” The Times (London, England), Tuesday, Jan 11, 1916; pg. 1; Issue 41060
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