John Jackson (archdeacon of Clogher)

The Ven. John Jackson D.D. (1712-1787)[1] was Archdeacon of Clogher from 1762 until 1783.[2]

Jackson was born in Dublin in 1712, the son of Rev. John Jackson (1688-1751), Vicar of Santry, and his wife Anne Castletown (the daughter of Alderman Castletown, of Finglas) and educated at Trinity College there.[3][4]

His father (also John) and grandfather (Rev. Daniel Jackson) had both been the incumbent at Santry, living at the Queen Anne styled, Woodlands House built by his father in 1735, his father is mentioned in the will of Dean Swift.[5][4]

Notes

1. "Fasti Ecclesiae Hibernicae: The succession of the prelates Volume 3" Cotton, H. p92 Dublin, Hodges & Smith, 1848–1878
2. "A New History of Ireland" T. W. Moody, F. X. Martin, F.J. Byrne and Cosgrove, A: Oxford, OUP, 1976 ISBN 0-19-821745-5
3. "Alumni Dublinenses : a register of the students, graduates, professors and provosts of Trinity College in the University of Dublin (1593–1860George Dames Burtchaell/Thomas Ulick Sadleir p433: Dublin, Alex Thom and Co, 1935
4. "Clogher clergy and parishes : being an account of the clergy of the Church of Ireland in the Diocese of Clogher, from the earliest period, with historical notices of the several parishes, churches, etc" Leslie, J.B. p46: Enniskille; R. H. Ritchie; 1929
5. "Woodlands House, Clonshaugh Road, Dublin 17, DUBLIN". Buildings of Ireland. Retrieved 25 September 2022.