William Jackson (17 December 1792[1] – 13 September 1878) was an English Anglican priest and academic.[2]

Born in Grasmere, to Rector Thomas Jackson, Jackson was educated at The Queen's College, Oxford, matriculating in 1808 and graduating B.A. in 1812; and was then Fellow and Tutor there until 1828. He was Rector of Lowther from 1828 to 1841; and then of Cliburn from 1841 to 1858. He was also Archdeacon of Carlisle from 1855 until 1858;[3] and Provost of The Queen's College from 1862[4] until his death in 1878 in Carlisle.[5]

References

  1. ↑ Foster, Joseph (1893). Oxford Men & Their Colleges. Oxford, J. Parker. p. 171. Retrieved 9 February 2020 – via Internet Archive.
  2. ↑ "The Queen's College | British History Online". british-history.ac.uk. Retrieved 1 July 2017.
  3. ↑ Foster, Joseph (1888–1892). "Jackson, William (15)" . Alumni Oxonienses: the Members of the University of Oxford, 1715–1886. Oxford: Parker and Co – via Wikisource.
  4. ↑ Magrath, John Richard (1921). The Queen's College. Oxford, Clarendon.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  5. ↑ "University Intelligence". The Times. No. 29361. London, England. 16 September 1878. p. 6.
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