Augustus Elder Smith (17 October 1844 – 8 January 1916) was an
Anglican
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priest
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who served in two senior leadership positions within the
Diocese of Trinidad and Tobago
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As of 2009, ...
during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.
Smith was educated at
Codrington College, Barbados and ordained in 1868. He played in three
first-class matches for the
Barbados cricket team
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from 1864 to 1872. After a
curacy
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at St Silas,
Barbados
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he was
Rector and
Dean
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of
Holy Trinity Cathedral, Port of Spain; and
Archdeacon
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of
Trinidad
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from 1902 until 1914.
He died on 8 January 1916 at
West Kensington
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.
[“Deaths” ]The Times
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(London, England), Tuesday, Jan 11, 1916; pg. 1; Issue 41060
See also
*
List of Barbadian representative cricketers
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References
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1844 births
1916 deaths
Alumni of Codrington College
Deans of Trinidad
Archdeacons of Trinidad, North and South
Barbadian cricketers
Barbados cricketers
Cricketers from Saint Michael, Barbados
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