H. Lester Smith
15 April 1876 - 7 October 1951
- Entered the Pittsburgh Annual Conference as member on trial in 1900
- Serving appointments in Pittsburgh and in Buffalo, New York
- Became pastor at Detroit Central church in 1912
Appointments
- 1920: elected to the Episcopacy
- 1920-1924: Bishop, Bangalore (India) Mission
- 1924-1932: Helena (Montana) and Chattanooga (Tennessee)
- 1932-1948: Bishop, Ohio Area
- 1948-1951: retired