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William Jackson, Bishop of Oxford
William Jackson
(1751 ? 2 December 1815,
Cuddesdon
) was an Anglican bishop, serving as
Bishop of Oxford
(as second choice after his elder brother
Cyril Jackson
refused the post) and
Clerk of the Closet
.
Jackson was educated at
Manchester Grammar School
,
Westminster School
and
Christ Church, Oxford
(where his tutors included
Francis Atterbury
). He served as
Regius Professor of Greek
from 1783 to 1811.
He was a popular, convivial and hospitable man with something of a reputation for hard drinking.
Spencer Perceval
, the Prime Minister, questioned his suitability on that ground; but
the Prince Regent
, who was a friend of Jackson's replied that he could see no objection to a Bishop eating well and drinking port.
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