Benjamin Bosworth Smith | |
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9th Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church | |
Church | Episcopal Church |
In office | 1868–1884 |
Predecessor | John Henry Hopkins |
Successor | Alfred Lee |
Other post(s) | Bishop of Kentucky (1832-1884) |
Orders | |
Ordination | June 24, 1818 by Alexander Viets Griswold |
Consecration | October 31, 1832 by William White |
Personal details | |
Born | |
Died | May 31, 1884 New York City, New York, United States | (aged 89)
Buried | Frankfort Cemetery |
Denomination | Anglican |
Parents | Stephen Smith & Ruth Bosworth |
Spouse | Elizabeth Bosworth (m. 1818, d. 1833) Harriet L. Staples (m. 1835) |
Alma mater | Brown 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.