Charles Herbert Jenner (1809–1891) was an English

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cleric and a

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er with amateur status.

Life

Charles Jenner was born on 26 July 1809 in

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, London. He was the third son of Dr Herbert Jenner, and brother of Herbert Jenner and Henry Lascelles Jenner. He was educated at

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and

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. As a cricketer, Jenner was associated with

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and made his first-class debut in 1828. He was ordained deacon in 1832, priest in 1833, and became rector of

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in 1834. He moved to become rector of

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in 1867. He died on 6 October 1891 in Wallington, Surrey.

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