William Jacobson


William Jacobson
Bishop of Chester
William Jacobson, photograph by Lewis Carroll, 1857.
ChurchChurch of England
DioceseDiocese of Chester
In office1865–1884
PredecessorJohn Graham
SuccessorWilliam Stubbs
Personal details
Born(1803-07-18)18 July 1803
Died13 July 1884(1884-07-13) (aged 80)
Deeside
NationalityBritish
DenominationAnglican
Alma materHomerton College, London
University of Glasgow
St Edmund Hall, Oxford
Lincoln College, Oxford
Memorial to William Jacobson in Chester Cathedral
Jacobson's shield of arms: Argent a chevron Gules between three trefoils slipped Sable on a chief also Sable an estoile Silver.[1]

William Jacobson (18 July 1803 – 13 July 1884) was Regius Professor of Divinity at Oxford University (1848–1865) and Bishop of Chester (1865–1884).

  1. ^ "The Armorial Bearings of the Bishops of Chester". Cheshire Heraldry Society. Retrieved 8 February 2021.