Robert Smith (bishop)

The Right Reverend Robert Smith D.D.
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	(1732-08-25)August 25, 1732 Worstead, Norfolk
Died	October 28, 1801(1801-10-28) (aged 69) Charleston, South Carolina
Buried	St. Philip's Church
Denomination	Anglican
Spouse	Elizabeth Paget ​ ​ (m. 1758; died 1771)​ Sarah Shubrick ​ ​ (m. 1774; died 1779)​ Anna Maria Tilghman ​ ​ (m. 1782; died 1792)​

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.^[1]