Saumarez Smith


Saumarez Smith
Bishop and Archbishop of Sydney
Smith, c. 1897
Smith, c. 1897
ChurchChurch of England
ProvinceNew South Wales
DioceseSydney
In office
  • 1890–1897 (as Bishop)
  • 1897–1909 (as Archbishop)
PredecessorAlfred Barry
SuccessorJohn Wright
Other post(s)Primate of Australia (ex officio)
Previous post(s)
Orders
Ordination19 June 1859 (as deacon)
3 Jun 1860 (as priest)
Consecration24 June 1890
Personal details
Born
William Saumarez Smith

(1836-01-14)14 January 1836
Died18 April 1909(1909-04-18) (aged 73)
Sydney
DenominationAnglican
Parents
  • Richard Snowden Smith
  • Anne, née Robin
Spouse
Florence Deedes
(m. 1870)
Children8
Education
Alma materTrinity College, Cambridge
Coat of armsCoat of arms of Saumarez Smith

William Saumarez Smith (known as Saumarez;[1] 14 January 1836 – 18 April 1909) was an Anglican Archbishop of Sydney, Australia.[1]

  1. ^ a b K. J. Cable, 'Smith, William Saumarez (1836 - 1909)', Australian Dictionary of Biography, Vol. 11, MUP, 1988, pp 675-677.