Background
Smith, Philip Vernon was born on January 14, 1845. Son of late George James Philip Smith, Master of the Supreme Court of Judicature, and Elizabeth Curtis - Hayward.
Smith, Philip Vernon was born on January 14, 1845. Son of late George James Philip Smith, Master of the Supreme Court of Judicature, and Elizabeth Curtis - Hayward.
Eton; King’s College Cambridge Newcastle medallist, Eton, 1862. Senior Classic and 37th Wrangler and Senior Chancellor’s medallist at Cambridge, 1866. Doctor of Laws.
Fellow of King’s College Cambridge 1867-1879. Barrister Inner Temple, 1869. Member of Canterbury" House of Laymen from 1887.
London Diocesan Lay Reader, 1891.
Chancellor Dioceses of Manchester from 1894, and (acting) of Durham from 1903.
Club: Carlton.