Benjamin B. Smith


Benjamin Bosworth Smith
9th Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church
ChurchEpiscopal Church
In office1868–1884
PredecessorJohn Henry Hopkins
SuccessorAlfred Lee
Other post(s)Bishop of Kentucky (1832-1884)
Orders
OrdinationJune 24, 1818
by Alexander Viets Griswold
ConsecrationOctober 31, 1832
by William White
Personal details
Born(1794-06-13)June 13, 1794
DiedMay 31, 1884(1884-05-31) (aged 89)
New York City, New York, United States
BuriedFrankfort Cemetery
DenominationAnglican
ParentsStephen Smith & Ruth Bosworth
SpouseElizabeth Bosworth (m. 1818, d. 1833)
Harriet L. Staples (m. 1835)
Alma materBrown University

Benjamin Bosworth Smith (June 13, 1794 – May 31, 1884) was an American Protestant Episcopal bishop, and the Presiding Bishop of his Church beginning in 1868.