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Adm. sizar (age 17) at PETERHOUSE, Apr. 20, 1815. Of Surrey. [B. 1798, at Richmond.] School, private. ' Matric. Michs. 1815; B.A. 1819; M.A. 1822; B.D. 1829. Fellow, 1821; tutor. Adm. ad eundem at Oxford, 1859. Assistant Master at Shrewsbury School, 1819-21. Ord. deacon (Worcester) 1821; priest (Ely) 1822. V. of St Mary-the-Less, Cambridge, 1821-31. ‘Became a prominent figure in the University. With great abilities, deep learning, and a fascinating presence which might have entitled him to look forward to the highest posts in Cambridge and the Church, he preferred in 1832 to accept the charge of a country living where he endeared himself to the hearts of his people.’ R. of Newton, Suffolk, 1832-91. Married, Sept. 3, 1833, at Handsworth, Susanna, dau. of J. L. Moilliet, of Hamstead Hall, Staffs. Author, Seven Letters on National Religion addressed to the Rev. Henry Melvill; The Truths hidden by the False Witness of Convocation; An Inquiry into Catholic Truths hidden in the Creed of Rome; Auricular Confession; etc. Died July 21, 1891, aged 93. Father of Reginald (1862) and Herbert (1861). (Boase, III. 621; E. A. B. Barnard; Crockford; Cambridge Independent Press, July 31, 1891.)
| Year | Type | Name as Recorded | Location | Office/Status | Full Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1821 | Appt(Institution) | Smith, Charles | Peterhouse, Cambridge / | Fellow | View |
| 1822 | Appt(Licensing) | Smith, Charles | St Mary the Less, Cambridge / | Curate | View |
| 1822 | Ordi(ordination) | Smith, Charles | / | priest | View |
| 1832 | Appt(Resignation) | Smith, Charles | St Mary the Less, Cambridge / | Perpetual Curate | View |
| 1832 | Appt(Admission) | Smith, Charles | Newton by Sudbury / | Rector | View |