Robert Smith (bishop)
The Right Reverend Robert Smith D.D. | |
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| Bishop of South Carolina | |
| Church | Episcopal Church |
| Diocese | South Carolina |
| Elected | February 10, 1795 |
| In office | 1795–1801 |
| Successor | Theodore Dehon |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | December 21, 1756 by Matthias Mawson |
| Consecration | September 13, 1795 by William White |
| Personal details | |
| Born | August 25, 1732 |
| Died | October 28, 1801 (aged 69) Charleston, South Carolina |
| Buried | St. Philip's Church |
| Denomination | Anglican |
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Robert Smith (August 25, 1732 – October 28, 1801) was an English-born American clergyman, planter and prelate of the Episcopal Church who served as the first Bishop of South Carolina from 1795 to 1801.