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.
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.
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