Lawrence Jackson (priest) explained

Lawrence Jackson (22 March 192615 November 2002) was an Anglican priest.^[1]

A Yorkshireman, Jackson trained for the priesthood at King's College London (spending his final year at St Boniface College, Warminster) and was ordained in 1951.^[2] He was a Curate at St Margaret's Church, Leicester and then Vicar of Wymeswold. After further incumbencies at St James the Greater, Leicester and Holy Trinity, Coventry,^[3] he was appointed Provost of Blackburn in October 1973.^[4] He retired in December 1992 and died in 2002.^[5]

Notes and References

1. "Handbook of British Chronology" Fryde, E.B; Greenway, D.E; Porter,S; Roy,I Cambridge, CUP,1996
2. [Who's Who|“Who was Who” 1897–2007]
3. Crockford's Clerical Directory 1975–76 London: Oxford University Press, 1976
4. The Times, Monday, Oct 01, 1973; pg. 19; Issue 58901; col A News in brief
5. Web site: Tribute paid to 'one off' provost. lancashiretelegraph.co.uk. 18 November 2002. 6 November 2022.