James Allan Smith

Who was James Allan Smith?

The Very Rev James Allan Smith DD was the fifth Dean of St David's.

Smith was born into an ecclesiastical family in Pyecombe on 2 August 1841 and educated at Wadham College and ordained in 1864. He was initially Curate of Trinity Church, St Marylebone and then Vicar of Holy Trinity, Nottingham. Moving to Wales he was successively Vicar of Swansea, Rural Dean of East Gower, Vicar of Hay, Chancellor of St David’s Cathedral and Canon Residentiary before his elevation to the Deanery in 1904. He died in post during November 1918.

Smith's son was the Rt Revd Linton Smith, Bishop of Warrington, of Hereford and then of Rochester.