This British surname is barrelled, being made up of multiple names. It should be written as Boys Smith, not Smith.
John Sandwith Boys Smith (8 January 1901 – 3 November 1991) was a 20th-century British priest and academic.
Boys Smith was born in Hordle, Hampshire, in 1901. He was educated at Sherborne School and St John's College, Cambridge. He was ordained in 1927. After a curacy in Sutton Coldfield he returned to St John's where he was to stay until his retirement in 1969. He was its Chaplain from 1927 to 1934; a Fellow from 1927 until 1959; Tutor from 1934 to 1939; Junior Bursar from 1939 to 1944; Senior Bursar from 1944 to 1959; and Master from 1959 to 1969. He was Vice-Chancellor of the University of Cambridge from 1963 to 1965. In 1968, he was made an honorary fellow of Trinity College Dublin. He died in Herne Hill in 1991.
His aunt was Winifred Boys-Smith, a university professor at Otago University. His brother was Humphry Boys-Smith DSO DSC RNR "one of the most successful Merchant Navy officers serving with the RNR during the second world war." His grandson is Nicholas Boys Smith, founder of Create Streets.
References
- NPG
- "Smith, John Sandwith Boys". Who's Who & Who Was Who. Vol. 1920–2016 (July2018 online ed.). A & C Black. Retrieved 25 July 2018. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
- Crockford's Clerical Directory 1929–30 p1157: London: University Press, 1929
- Master Of St. John's College, Cambridge. The Times (London, England), Monday, Nov 02, 1959; pg. 12; Issue 54607
- University web-site
- Webb, D.A. (1992). J.R., Barlett (ed.). Trinity College Dublin Record Volume 1991. Dublin: Trinity College Dublin Press. ISBN 1-871408-07-5.
- Twiston Davies, David (2007). The Daily Telegraph Book of Naval Obituaries. London: Bounty Books. p. 288. ISBN 978-0753715307.
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Preceded byJames Mann Wordie | Master of St John's College, Cambridge 1959–1969 |
Succeeded byPhilip Nicholas Seton Mansergh |
Preceded byIvor Jennings | Vice-Chancellor of the University of Cambridge 1963–1965 |
Succeeded byArthur Armitage |
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