William Jackson
English Anglican priest and academic
About William Jackson
Lived 1792 – 1878 (aged 85–86).
William Jackson (17 December 1792 – 13 September 1878) was an English Anglican priest and academic.
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; and Provost of The Queen's College from 1862 until his death in 1878 in Carlisle.
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Who was William Jackson?
English Anglican priest and academic
When was William Jackson born?
William Jackson was born in 1792.
When did William Jackson die?
William Jackson died in 1878.
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· DBpedia: William Jackson (priest, died 1878)
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