John Taylor Smith
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The Right Reverend John Taylor Smith KCB CVO |
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| Chaplain-General to the Forces | |
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| Church | Church of England |
| In office | 1901 to 1925 |
| Predecessor | Cox Edghill |
| Successor | Alfred Jarvis |
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Sub-Prelate of the Venerable Order of Saint John (1916–1938) Bishop of Sierra Leone (1897–1901) |
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| Ordination | 1885 (deacon) 1886 (priest) |
| Consecration | 1897 |
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| Born | 1860 Kendal, Westmorland, England |
| Died | 28 March 1938 (aged 77–78) |
| Nationality | British |
| Denomination | Anglicanism |
John Taylor Smith, KCB, CVO, QHC, (1860–28 March 1938) was an Anglican bishop and military chaplain. He was the Anglican Bishop of Sierra Leone at the end of the 19th century and Chaplain-General to the Forces 1901 to 1925.
Taylor Smith was born in 1860 in Kendal, Westmorland, England.
Taylor Smith was ordained in the Church of England as a deacon in 1885 and as a priest in 1886. From 1885 to 1890, he served his curacy at St Paul's Church, Penge in the Diocese of Rochester. He then moved to colonial Sierra Leone, and served as Sub-Dean of St. George's Cathedral, Freetown, and Diocesan Missioner from 1890 to 1897. In 1897, he was consecrated to the episcopate as Bishop of Sierra Leone. He was also an Honorary Chaplain to the Queen (QHC) from 1896 to 1901.
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