12 Facts About William Jacobson

William Jacobson was Regius Professor of Divinity at Oxford University and Bishop of Chester.

The son of William Jacobson, a merchant's clerk, of Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, by his wife Judith, born Clarke, was born on 18 July 1803.

William Jacobson's father died shortly after his birth, and his mother's second husband was a nonconformist.

William Jacobson was sent when about nine to a school at Norwich kept by Mr Brewer, a baptist, the father of John Sherren Brewer.

William Jacobson offered himself as Longley's successor at Harrow, but was not appointed.

In 1839, William Jacobson became perpetual curate of Iffley, near Oxford, was made public orator of the university in 1842, and was chosen select preacher in 1833,1842, and 1863, but did not serve on the last occasion.

William Jacobson's call to conformity gave offence to some low churchmen, and in the earlier years of his episcopate he was twice mobbed by Orangemen in Liverpool when on his way to consecrate churches intended for the performance of an ornate service.

William Jacobson promoted the division of his diocese made by the foundation of the bishopric of Liverpool in 1880.

Failure of health caused William Jacobson to resign his bishopric in February 1884; he was then in his eighty-first year.

William Jacobson died at the episcopal residence, Deeside, on Sunday morning, 13 July 1884.

William Jacobson wrote annotations on the Acts of the Apostles for the Speaker's Commentary.

William Jacobson married, on 23 June 1836, Eleanor Jane, youngest daughter of Dawson Turner.