William Jacobson

For similarly named people, see William Jacobsen (disambiguation).

The Right Reverend

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
Great Yarmouth
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

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

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