Born: Cir­ca 1734, Lon­don, Eng­land.

Died: De­cem­ber 14, 1805, Wal­worth, New­ing­ton, Sur­rey, Eng­land.

Smith was Pre­cen­tor at the Alice Street Meet­ing House, Good­man’s Fields, East Lon­don, re­ceiv­ing £40/year, pos­si­bly the first sa­la­ried pre­cen­tor. Lat­er he be­came a lin­en-drap­er. His works in­clude:

• Collection of Psalm Tunes in Three Parts, cir­ca 1770

Sources

Music

1. Abridge
2. Silver Street