Introduction
Born: November 16, 1780, Reading, England.
Died: January 3, 1829, Edinburgh, Scotland.
Buried: Saint Cuthbert’s churchyard, Edinburgh, Scotland.
Born: November 16, 1780, Reading, England.
Died: January 3, 1829, Edinburgh, Scotland.
Buried: Saint Cuthbert’s churchyard, Edinburgh, Scotland.
Son of a silk weaver, Smith was one of the great Scottish precentors. His first position was at Paisley Abbey, beginning in 1807.
Andrew Mitchell Thomson invited him to be precentor at St. George’s, Edinburgh, in 1823. Smith accepted and stayed there the rest of his life.
If you know where to get a good picture of Smith (head & shoulders, at least 200×300 pixels),