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John Jackson
Bishop of London
ChurchChurch of England
DioceseDiocese of London
Elected1869
Term ended1885
PredecessorArchibald Tait
SuccessorFrederick Temple
Other post(s)Bishop of Lincoln
1853–1869
Orders
Consecrationc. 1853
Personal details
Born(1811-02-22)22 February 1811
Died5 January 1885(1885-01-05) (aged 73)
BuriedAll Saints Church, Fulham
NationalityBritish
DenominationAnglican
ParentsHenry & Lucy Jackson
SpouseMary Ann Frith

John Jackson (22 February 1811 – 5 January 1885) was a British divine and a Church of England bishop for 32 years.

Early life

"One who has grieved more than others over 'The Sinfulness of Little Sins'"
Bishop Jackson as caricatured by Ape (Carlo Pellegrini) in Vanity Fair, November 1870

Jackson was born in 1811, the son of Henry and Lucy Jackson. He was educated at Reading School under Richard Valpy, and at Pembroke College, Oxford.

Career

Jackson was appointed rector of St James, Westminster, London in 1846.

Jackson was appointed Bishop of Lincoln in 1853, and translated to Bishop of London in 1869, until his retirement in 1885.

Later life

Funerary monument, All Saints, Fulham, London

Jackson died in 1886, and is buried in the churchyard of All Saints Church, Fulham, London. A memorial to Jackson, by Thomas Woolner can be seen at Saint Paul's Cathedral along the south wall of the ambulatory.

Personal life

He married Mary Ann Frith (1818-1874).

See also

External References

  • Papers and correspondence
  • Buckland, Augustus Robert (1892). "Jackson, John (1811-1885)" . In Lee, Sidney (ed.). Dictionary of National Biography. Vol. 29. London: Smith, Elder & Co. pp. 99–100.
Church of England titles
Preceded by Bishop of Lincoln
1853–1869
Succeeded by
Preceded by Bishop of London
1869–1885
Succeeded by