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Roandeau Albert Henry Bickford-Smith (3 May 1859 – 1916) was an English barrister and antiquary, the author of Greece under King George (1893), once a standard work on 19th century Greek history.
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Early life
R.A.H. Bickford-Smith was born in Trevarno on 3 May 1859, the son of William Bickford-Smith (1827–99), member of Parliament for Trevarno, Cornwall. He graduated from Trinity College, Cambridge University, in law in 1883, and received his Masters of Arts degree in 1886.
Career
Bickford-Smith became a member of the Inner Temple in 1882 and was called to the bar in 1886.
His 1893 book, Greece under King George was translated into Greek in 1993.
He was a fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of London.
Family
In 1891, Bickford-Smith married Caroline Louise Marianne Skinner (1873-1936). They had three children, John Allan, William Nugent Venning, Aubrey Luis.
Death
Bickford-Smith died in 1916.