Robert Smith-Dorrien
| Lt. Col. Robert Smith-Dorrien JP | |
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.jpg) Robert Smith-Dorrien (1814–1879).jpg | |
| Born | Robert Algernon Smith October 2, 1814 |
| October 8, 1879 (aged 65)October 8, 1879 (aged 65) | |
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| 👩 Spouse(s) | Mary Anne Drever (married 1845) |
| 👶 Children | 15 (including Thomas Smith-Dorrien and Horace Smith-Dorrien) |
| 👴 👵 Parent(s) |
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| 👪 Relatives | Augustus Smith (brother) |
Lieutenant Colonel Robert Algernon Smith-Dorrien JP (born Robert Algernon Smith)[1] was a British churchwarden and soldier.[2]
Biography[edit]
Robert Smith was born on 2 October 1814 to James Smith and Mary Isabella Pechell. He married Mary Anne Drever, a member of the Dorrien family, in 1845. He adopted his wife's maiden name and changed his surname by Royal Licence to Smith-Dorrien. Together they had 15 children, including Thomas Smith-Dorrien and Horace Smith-Dorrien.
He served as a Justice of the Peace. He was a lieutenant colonel, serving in the Hertfordshire Militia and also a captain in both the 3rd Light Dragoons and the 16th Lancers.
Smith-Dorrien was heavily involved in the restoration of the now Grade II* listed St Peter's Church in Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire, serving as the Churchwarden from 1868 until his death on 8 October 1879. Due to his work for the church building, a stained glass window by Charles Eamer Kempe was installed and dedicated in his honour, along with a plaque.[2]
Family[edit]
Smith-Dorrien's elder brother was Augustus Smith, Lord Proprietor of the Isles of Scilly from 1834 to 1872. Augustus Smith was succeeded as Lord Proprietor by Robert Smith-Dorrien's eldest son, Thomas Algernon Smith-Dorrien.[1][2]
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Barber, Richard (2002). Tresco Times: the last piece of England (1st ed.). Halsgrove. p. 35. ISBN 1-84114-163-1. OCLC 862619901. Search this book on
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Robert Algernon Smith-Dorrien". Rectory Lane Cemetery, Berkhamsted. Retrieved 30 September 2022.
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