Frederick Goldsmith

For other people named Fred Goldsmith, see Fred Goldsmith (disambiguation).

Goldsmith in 1911

Frederick Goldsmith (1853 – 7 July 1932)[1] was the inaugural Bishop of Bunbury from 1904 to 1917.[2]

Born in 1853 and an 1876 graduate of St John's College, Oxford,[3] Goldmith was Private chaplain to Spencer Maryon-Wilson, of Charlton House, then Vicar of Halling, Kent. He was Dean of Perth, Western Australia from 1888 until 1904[4] when he was appointed to the episcopate. Resigning in 1917 and returning to the UK, he was Rural Dean of Hampstead until his retirement in 1921. Having become a Doctor of Divinity (DD), he died on 7 July 1932.[5][6]

  1. ^ The Times, Thursday, May 25, 1905; pg. 11; Issue 37716; col C University Intelligence
  2. ^ Malden Richard (ed) (1920). Crockford's Clerical Directory for 1920 (51st edn). London: The Field Press. p. 584.
  3. ^ "Goldsmith, Frederick". Who's Who & Who Was Who. Vol. 1920–2016 (April 2014 online ed.). A & C Black. Retrieved 16 April 2016. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
  4. ^ "The Clergy List, Clerical Guide and Ecclesiastical Directory" London, John Phillips, 1900
  5. ^ Obituary Bishop Goldsmith The Times Friday, Jul 08, 1932; pg. 16; Issue 46180; col C
  6. ^ "A Noted Cleric". The West Australian. Vol. XLVIII, no. 9, 371. Western Australia. 9 July 1932. p. 18. Retrieved 27 June 2024 – via National Library of Australia.