John Jaques (1728–1800) was a priest of the

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. He was the son of Joseph Jaques of Coventry, a gentleman. Educated at

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, he graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1748 and in 1764 a Master of Arts (incorporated at

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as a BA). He was ordained

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in 1750 and in 1752, he was instituted to the Vicarage of

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, under the patronage of

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. In 1757, he was also instituted to the

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of Little Packington. Jaques became a

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and held the position of Rector of Little Packington for some 43 years. Jaques inherited a substantial estate from his father, the proceeds of which he liberally dispensed to the poor, and he bequeathed a large sum in his will for the establishment of a school for the poor and for dispensing bread and clothes. He died in 1800 and is buried at Little Packington.

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1728 births 1800 deaths 18th-century English Anglican priests Alumni of Balliol College, Oxford {{ChurchofEngland-clergy-stub