Brandon Donald Jackson (11 August 1934 – 29 January 2023) was a British Anglican priest who was

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during a very acrimonious period in the late 20th century. Jackson was born in

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,''England & Wales, Civil Registration Birth Index, 1916–2007'' and educated at Stockport School, where he was

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, and

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. He was

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in 1959. After curacies at Christ Church,

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, and St George's,

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, he became

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of St Peter's Shipley and then

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. During his turbulent years at

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he was acquitted by a

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of allegations of sexual misconduct. Jackson died on 29 January 2023, at the age of 88.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Jackson, Brandon Donald 1934 births 2023 deaths Alumni of the University of Liverpool Deans of Lincoln Provosts and Deans of Bradford