William Jackson (17 December 1792[1] – 13 September 1878) was an English Anglican priest and academic.[2]
Born in Grasmere, to Rector Thomas Jackson, Jackson was educated at The Queen's College, Oxford, matriculating in 1808 and graduating B.A. in 1812; and was then Fellow and Tutor there until 1828. He was Rector of Lowther from 1828 to 1841; and then of Cliburn from 1841 to 1858. He was also Archdeacon of Carlisle from 1855 until 1858; and Provost of The Queen's College from 1862[3] until his death in 1878 in Carlisle.[4]