John Jenkinson | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of St David's | |
| Church | Church of England |
| See | Diocese of St David's |
| In office | 23 July 1825 – 7 July 1840 |
| Predecessor | Thomas Burgess |
| Successor | Connop Thirlwall |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1781-09-02)2 September 1781 |
| Died | 7 July 1840(1840-07-07) (aged 58) |
| Spouse | Frances Augusta Pechell |
| Alma mater | Christ Church, Oxford |
John Banks Jenkinson (2 September 1781 – 7 July 1840) was an English bishop who was theBishop of St David's from 1825.
The second son ofJohn Jenkinson, by Frances, daughter of Rear-admiral John Barker of Guildford, he was born atWinchester on 2 September 1781. His father was the brother ofCharles Jenkinson, 1st Earl of Liverpool, a colonel in the army, joint secretary for Ireland and gentleman-usher toQueen Charlotte; he died on 1 May 1805.[1]
Jenkinson was educated atWinchester College, where he was elected scholar in 1793. On 22 December 1800 he matriculated atChrist Church, Oxford, graduated B.A. in 1804 and proceeded M.A. in 1807 and D.D. in 1817. He became a prebendary ofWorcester Cathedral on 30 August 1808, rector ofLeverington,Cambridgeshire, on 8 July 1812,Dean of Worcester on 28 November 1817 andMaster of St. Oswald's Hospital,Worcester, on 8 January 1818.[1] During his time as master, the hospital's running came under scrutiny.[2]
On 23 July 1825, Jenkinson was elected Bishop of St David's, and on 4 August 1825 was appointed canon ofDurham Cathedral. On 13 June 1827 he becameDean of Durham, and held the deanery, then worth £9,000 a year, with his bishopric for the remainder of his life.[1]Described byOwen Chadwick as a moderate, he was one of the bishops voting for the second reading of theGreat Reform Bill of 1832.[3]
He died atGreat Malvern on 7 July 1840, and was buried in Worcester Cathedral. Jenkinson maintained a school for the children of the poor atCarmarthen, which usually contained 150 scholars. He published some sermons.[1]
He married, on 8 April 1813, Frances Augusta, daughter of Augustus Pechell ofBerkhampstead,Hertfordshire, and by her left two sons and two daughters. The eldest son, George Samuel Jenkinson, succeeded his uncle, Sir Charles, as eleventh baronet in 1855.[1] A granddaughter was Viscountess Maidstone who funded much of the early twentieth century restoration and whose tomb lies in the Cathedral.
This article incorporates text from a publication now in thepublic domain: Archbold, William Arthur Jobson (1892). "Jenkinson, John Banks". InLee, Sidney (ed.).Dictionary of National Biography. Vol. 29. London:Smith, Elder & Co.
