Lucius Frederick Moses Bottomley Smith (6 January 1860 – 31 December 1934) was the inaugural Bishop of Knaresborough from 1905 to 1934.

His father was the Reverend Frederick Smith (1823-1874) of Woodleigh Hall, Rawdon,[1] Vicar of Shelf, West Yorkshire.

[7] His cousin Walter Shirley Shirely QC MP (1851-1888) was elected the first Member of Parliament for the Doncaster Division in 1885 - he too also attended Harrow and Balliol College, Oxford.

He was considered "an authority on architecture and archaeology," and produced various pamphlets and books, including The Story of Ripon Minster, besides religious tracts such as Penitence, Pardon and Progress and When Thou Hast Shut Thy Door.

[5] A thoughtful cleric,[14] devout patriot[15] and historian,[16] Lucius Smith died at Methley rectory on 31 December 1934.