Robert Payne Smith | |
|---|---|
| Dean of Canterbury | |
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| Church | Church of England |
| Diocese | Diocese of Canterbury |
| In office | 1871 to 1895 |
| Predecessor | Henry Alford |
| Successor | Frederic Farrar |
| Other post(s) | Regius Professor of Divinity, Oxford University (1865–1871) |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 1843 (deacon) 1844 (priest) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 7 November 1818 Chipping Campden, Gloucestershire, England |
| Died | 31 March 1895 (aged 76) Canterbury, Kent, England |
| Nationality | British |
| Denomination | Anglicanism |
| Parents | Robert Smith and Esther Argles Payne |
| Spouse | Catherine Freeman |
| Children | Six |
| Profession | Clergyman and theologian |
Robert Payne Smith (7 November 1818 – 31 March 1895) was Regius Professor of Divinity at the University of Oxford and Canon of Christ Church from 1865 until 1870, when he was appointed Dean of Canterbury by Queen Victoria on the advice of William Ewart Gladstone.[1]
- ^ R. S. Simpson (2005). "Smith, Robert Payne (1818–1895)". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography.