Background
Jackson was born in Yorkshire, and educated at Manchester Grammar School, Westminster School and the University of Oxford.
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Cyril Jackson
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University of Oxford. Westminster School; Christ Church.
Career
In 1771 he was chosen to be sub-preceptor to the two eldest sons of King George III, but in 1776 he was dismissed, probably through some household intrigues. He then took orders, and was appointed in 1779 to the preachership at Lincoln’s Inn and to a canonry at Christ Church, Oxford. In 1783 he was elected dean of Christ Church.
He took a leading part in framing the statute which, in 1802, launched the system of public examinations at the University of Oxford, but otherwise he was not prominent in university affairs
On his resignation in 1809 he settled at Felpham, in Sussex, where he remained till his death. He was buried in Felpham churchyard.
Westminster School Library.
Membership
Royal Society.
