Charles Smythies
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Charles Alan Smythies (1844–1894) was a colonial bishop in the 19th century.[1]
Smythies was born in Colchester,[2] educated at Trinity College, Cambridge,[3] and ordained in 1869. His first post was a curacy in Great Marlow after which he was Vicar of Roath. He was consecrated Bishop of Nyasaland in St Paul's Cathedral on 30 November 1883 and died on 7 May 1894.[4]
Notes
- ↑ "The Clergy List, Clerical Guide and Ecclesiastical Directory" London, Hamilton & Co 1889
- ↑ Genealogical web-site
- ↑ "Smythies, Charles Allan (or Alan (SMTS863CA)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
- ↑ The Times, Friday 11 May 1894; pg. 10; Issue 34261; col A Obituary: Bishop Smythies
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Bishop of Nyasaland 1883 –1894 |
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