Cyril Jackson (1746–1819) was Dean of

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1783–1809. Jackson was born in Yorkshire, and educated at

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and the

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. In 1771 he was chosen to be sub-preceptor to the two eldest sons of

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, but in 1776 he was dismissed, probably through some household intrigues. He then took orders, and was appointed in 1779 to the preachership at Lincoln's Inn and to a

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. In 1783 he was elected dean of Christ Church. His devotion to the college led him to decline the Bishopric of Oxford in 1799 (which was instead taken by his younger brother

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) and the Primacy of All Ireland in 1800. He took a leading part in framing the statute which, in 1802, launched the system of public examinations at the

, but otherwise he was not prominent in university affairs. On his resignation in 1809 he settled at Felpham, in Sussex, where he remained till his death. He was buried in Felpham churchyard.

Further information

Westminster School Library

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Jackson, Cyril 1746 births 1819 deaths Clergy from Yorkshire 18th-century English Anglican priests People educated at Westminster School, London Alumni of Christ Church, Oxford Fellows of Christ Church, Oxford Deans of Christ Church, Oxford Fellows of the Royal Society People educated at Manchester Grammar School