Saumarez Smith

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William Saumarez Smith (known as Saumarez;^[1] 14 January 1836 – 18 April 1909) was an Anglican Archbishop of Sydney, Australia.^[1]

Life

Smith was born in Saint Helier, Jersey the eldest twin son of the Lieutenant Richard Snowden Smith (later a clergyman) and his wife Anne, née Robin.^[1] Smith was educated at Marlborough College and Trinity College, Cambridge, where he graduated B.A. with first-class honours in classics and theology in 1858. He was Crosse theological scholar in 1859, Tyrwhitt Hebrew scholar in 1860, and on two occasions won the Seatonian prize for poetry. He graduated M.A. in 1862, B.D. in 1871, D.D. in 1889, and was a fellow of Trinity College, 1860-70.^[2]

Smith was ordained a deacon on 19 June 1859 and priest on 3 Jun 1860;^[1] he was vicar of Trumpington, 1867–69, and principal of St Aidan's Theological College, 1869-90. He was consecrated bishop of Sydney and Primate of Australia at St Paul's Cathedral, London, on 24 June 1890, and became Archbishop in 1897. At Sydney his episcopate was notable mainly for a great increase in missionary work, and the home mission fund was also established. There was some advance in education; Moore Theological College was reopened, and the Church of England Grammar School For Girls was established in his period. Smith was always accessible to his clergy and always glad to keep in touch with his parishes. Though an extreme evangelical he was broadminded and an advocate for the union of the churches; and though essentially a man of peace, he spoke strongly against gambling and other evils. Smith had a dislike of ceremonial, a passion for accuracy, and was a fine scholar and linguist, interested also in astronomy and botany.

Smith died of cerebral haemorrhage at Sydney on 18 April 1909; he married in 1870 Florence, daughter of the Rev. Lewis Deedes, who died in 1890, and was survived by a son and six daughters.^[1]

Smith was the author of The Bible, its Construction, Character and Claims (1865), 'Capernaum, A Seatonian Poem' (1865), Obstacles to Missionary Success (1868), 'The Disciples, a Seatonian Poem' (1869), Christian Faith, Five Sermons (1869), Lessons on Genesis (1879), The Blood of the New Testament (1889). In 1911 his verses were collected and published posthumously under the title, Capernaum and Other Poems.

References

1 2 3 4 5 K. J. Cable, 'Smith, William Saumarez (1836 - 1909)', Australian Dictionary of Biography, Vol. 11, MUP, 1988, pp 675-677.
↑ "Smith, William Saumarez (SMT854WS)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.

Serle, Percival (1949). "Smith, William". Dictionary of Australian Biography. Sydney: Angus and Robertson.

External links

Capernaum and Other Poems, a digitized copy of the first edition from Internet Archive.

Anglican Bishops and Archbishops of Sydney

Bishops	William Broughton Frederic Barker Alfred Barry Saumarez Smith (became Archbishop of Sydney)

Archbishops	Saumarez Smith (previously Bishop of Sydney) John Wright Howard Mowll Hugh Gough Sir Marcus Loane Donald Robinson Harry Goodhew Peter Jensen Glenn Davies

Primates of Australia

William Broughton Frederic Barker Alfred Barry Saumarez Smith John Wright Henry Le Fanu Howard Mowll Hugh Gough Philip Strong Sir Frank Woods Sir Marcus Loane Sir John Grindrod Keith Rayner Peter Carnley Phillip Aspinall Philip Freier

Authority control	WorldCat VIAF: 284958109 LCCN: n90623144 NLA: 36328511

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