Robert Payne Smith was Regius Professor of Divinity at the University of Oxford and Canon of Christ Church from 1865 until 1870, when he was appointed Dean of Canterbury by Queen Victoria on the advic
Henry Alford was an English churchman, theologian, textual critic, scholar, poet, hymnodist, and writer.
Robert Payne Smith
…The Very Reverend Robert Payne Smith Dean of Canterbury Church Church of England Diocese Diocese of Canterbury In office 1871 to 1895 Predecessor Henry Alford Successor Frederic Farrar Other posts Regius Professor of Divinity, Oxford University (1865–1871) Orders Ordination 1843 (deacon) 1844 (priest) Personal…