Person Open DS/UK/2185 Smith; John Taylor (1860-1938); English Anglican Bishop of Sierra Leone Smith John Taylor 1860-1938 English Anglican Bishop of Sierra Leone Male

The Rt Rev John Taylor Smith KCB CVO DD (1860–28 March 1938) was the Anglican Bishop of Sierra Leone at the end of the 19th and beginning of the 20th centuries. Taylor-Smith was born in Kendal[1] in 1860 and ordained in 1886. He was Curate of St Paul’s, Penge and then Sub-Dean of St George’s Cathedral, Freetown before his elevation to the Episcopate. From 1901 to 1925 he was Chaplain-General to the Forces. He was appointed a Companion of the Royal Victorian Order in 1906, a Companion of the Order of the Bath in 1921 and created a Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath in 1925. A Sub-Prelate of the Order of St John of Jerusalem, he died on 28 March 1938 International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) 2nd edition - ICA 2004 ISBN 2-9521932-2-3 National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997 Yes RAHhbryony 10/3/2012 Rachael.Fragola 3/1/2022 6c2e72fd-6d1c-4f77-af0b-788c7123dd97