Francis Jeune | |
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| Bishop of Peterborough | |
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| Diocese | Peterborough |
| In office | 1864–1868 |
| Predecessor | George Davys |
| Successor | William Connor Magee |
| Other post(s) | Dean of Jersey (1838–1844) Dean of Lincoln (1864) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1806-05-22)22 May 1806 |
| Died | 21 August 1868(1868-08-21) (aged 62) Whitby |
| Buried | Peterborough Cathedral |
| Nationality | British |
| Denomination | Anglican |
| Spouse | |
| Children | Francis Jeune, 1st Baron St Helier |
| Alma mater | Pembroke College, Oxford |
Francis Jeune (22 May 1806 – 21 August 1868), also known asFrançois Jeune, was aJersey-bornclergyman,schoolmaster, and academic who served asDean of Jersey (1838–1844)Master ofPembroke College, Oxford (1844–1864), andBishop of Peterborough (1864–1868).[1]
Born atSaint Aubin, Jersey and educated atRennes, Jeune proceeded toPembroke College, Oxford as a scholar in 1822, graduating BA in 1827 (MA in 1830),BCL andDCL in 1834. He was a Fellow of Pembroke 1830–1837.
In 1832 Jeune travelled to Canada as secretary toSir John Colborne, the Lieutenant Governor of Upper Canada (and subsequentlyCommander-in-Chief of the Canadian forces andGovernor General of Canada), and as tutor to Colborne's sons.
Jeune wasChief Master ofKing Edward's School, Birmingham from 1835 to 1838, rebuilding the school buildings and reforming the curriculum. Since 1951 Jeune House has been named after him, competing in the school's annual Cock House Championship.
In 1838 Jeune was appointedDean of Jersey and Rector of theParish Church of St Helier. He participated actively in the founding ofVictoria College, Jersey.
Jeune returned to Oxford as Master of Pembroke College in 1844. He was instrumental in academic reforms at Oxford, and from 1850 served on the seven-man Royal Committee of Inquiry into the state of Oxford and its colleges, the committee's report leading to the reformingOxford University Act 1854. He wasVice-Chancellor of Oxford University from 1858 to 1862.
AppointedDean of Lincoln in January 1864, Jeune soon vacated that office when appointedBishop of Peterborough. Jeune was consecrated as bishop on St Peter's Day 1864, byCharles Longley,Archbishop of Canterbury atCanterbury Cathedral.[2]
He died on 21 August 1868. A monument to his memory was erected on a column at the east end ofPeterborough Cathedral.
His sonFrancis Henry Jeune becameBaron St Hélier.
Boase, G. C. (1892). "Jeune, Francis". InLee, Sidney (ed.).Dictionary of National Biography. Vol. 29. London: Smith, Elder & Co.
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| Preceded by | Master ofPembroke College, Oxford 1844–1864 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Vice-Chancellor of Oxford University 1858–1862 | Succeeded by |
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| Preceded by | Dean of Jersey 1838–1844 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Dean of Lincoln 1864 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Bishop of Peterborough 1864–1868 | Succeeded by |
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