Lewis Gilbertson (1814 – 2 April 1896) was a Welsh clergyman and academic, who was a Fellow of Jesus College, Oxford for 32 years, rising to the position of Vice-Principal.
Gilbertson grew up in Elerch, Cardiganshire before studying at Jesus College, Oxford.
In 1852, he returned to Oxford where he served as junior bursar and lecturer at Jesus College.
[2] He became vicar of his home village of Elerch (which was a new parish) in April 1869, but exercised his right as patron to appoint a successor in November 1870, becoming rector of Braunston in Northamptonshire (a position within the gift of Jesus College) that same year.
[1] His widow had a stained-glass window erected in the college chapel in his memory, which includes a picture of Archbishop William Laud.