John Jackson | |
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| Bishop of London | |
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| Church | Church of England |
| Diocese | Diocese of London |
| Elected | 1869 |
| Term ended | 1885 |
| Predecessor | Archibald Campbell Tait |
| Successor | Frederick Temple |
| Other post(s) | Bishop of Lincoln 1853–1869 |
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| Consecration | 1853 |
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| Born | (1811-02-22)22 February 1811 |
| Died | 5 January 1885(1885-01-05) (aged 73) |
| Buried | All Saints Church, Fulham |
| Nationality | British |
| Denomination | Anglican |
| Parents | Henry & Lucy Jackson |
| Spouse | Mary Ann Frith |
John Jackson (22 February 1811 – 5 January 1885) was a British divine and aChurch of England bishop for 32 years.
Jackson was born in 1811, the son of Henry Jackson, a London merchant, and his wife Lucy. He was educated atReading School underRichard Valpy, and atPembroke College, Oxford.
In 1835 Jackson was ordained deacon and began pastoral work as a curate atHenley-on-Thames. This he left in 1836 to become head-master of the Islington proprietary school. Settled in North London, Jackson rapidly won a position as a preacher. As evening lecturer atStoke Newington parish church, he delivered the sermons on ‘The Sinfulness of Little Sins,’ the most successful of his published works.
In 1842 he was appointed first incumbent ofSt James' Church, Muswell Hill, while retaining his educational post. In 1845 his university made him one of its select preachers, an honour repeated several times. He was Rector ofSt James's Church, Piccadilly 1846–1853. In 1853 Jackson was Boyle lecturer.Augustus Buckland says that 'there his reputation as a good organiser and a thoughtful, if not brilliant, preacher steadily grew". Jackson was appointed 'chaplain in ordinary' to the queen in 1847, and canon of Bristol in 1853.
Jackson was appointedBishop of Lincoln in 1853 and consecrated byJohn Bird Sumner,Archbishop of Canterbury, on 5 May atSt Mary-at-Lambeth.[1] The choice was widely approved. He welded together the counties of Lincoln and Nottingham, stimulated the educational work of the diocese, and raised the tone of its clergy. In convocation he was active, but rarely spoke in the House of Lords.
In 1868, Jackson was unexpectedly selected byBenjamin Disraeli, then prime minister, to beBishop of London where he continued until his retirement in 1885. According to Buckland, "Jackson had the mind of a lawyer, and was a thorough man of business". Despite grave anxieties over ritual prosecutions, he achieved much that was valuable. Jackson energetically supported the Bishop of London's Fund, encouraged the organisation of lay help, and, after much hesitation, created a diocesan conference.
At first he was opposed to the ritual movement. Jackson's conflict with controversial clericStewart Headlam, whom he dismissed from the curacy at St Mathew's, Bethnal Green, in 1878, was widely known. In correspondence with Headlam about the latter's support for the theatrical profession he said, "I have read your letter with great pain. Not for the first time it has caused me to ask pardon of our great Master if I erred, as I fear I did, in admitting you to the Ministry."[2] In later years, he displayed more toleration to theritualists as was expressed in his final action in the case ofA. H. Mackonochie.
According toAugustus Buckland, Jackson was a thorough, methodical, patient worker, reserved in manner, but nevertheless sympathetic.[3]
Jackson died suddenly on 6 January 1885 and is buried in the churchyard ofAll Saints Church, Fulham, London. A memorial to Jackson, byThomas Woolner, can be seen atSaint Paul's Cathedral along the south wall of theambulatory.[4]
He married Mary Ann Frith Browell (1818-1874) on 11 January 1838. They had one son and ten daughters.
He also wrote the commentary and critical notes on the pastoral epistles inThe Speaker's Commentary, New Testament, vol. iii., London, 1881; a preface to Waterland'sOn the Eucharist, Oxford, 1868; and many separately issued charges and sermons.
This article incorporates text from a publication now in thepublic domain: Buckland, Augustus (1892). "Jackson, John (1811-1885)".Dictionary of National Biography. Vol. 29. pp. 99–100.| Church of England titles | ||
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