George Smith | |
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Bishop of Victoria | |
Diocese | Victoria (Hong Kong) |
In office | 1849–1865 (retired) |
Successor | Charles Alford |
Other post(s) | Warden, St Paul's Missionary College, Hong Kong |
Orders | |
Ordination | 1839 (deacon); 1840 (priest) |
Consecration | 29 May 1849 by John Bird Sumner |
Personal details | |
Born | Wellington, Somerset, Great Britain | 19 June 1815
Died | 14 December 1871 Blackheath, Kent, Great Britain | (aged 56)
Denomination | Anglican |
George Smith (Chinese: 施美夫; 19 June 1815 – 14 December 1871) was a missionary in China and the Bishop of Victoria (the Anglican bishop in Hong Kong) from 1849 to 1865, the first of this newly established diocese.