Modern English biography

_portrait xiii_. JACKSON, THOMAS. _b._ Oldham; organist of St. Peter’s chapel, Oldham 1821; leader of Oldham musical soc.; leader of Oldham borough choral soc.; violinist; member of Philharmonic concerts, Liverpool 1856; arranged orchestral parts to Dr. Green’s God is our hope and strength. _E. Butterworth’s Oldham_ (1856) 254. JACKSON, THOMAS CARR (son of John Jackson, surgeon, Paradise st. Rotherhithe). _b._ Yorkshire 4 Jany. 1823; ed. at Merchant Taylors’ school; studied at St. Thomas’ hospital; M.R.C.S. 1845, F.R.C.S. 1857; surgeon to the Great Northern and Orthopedic hospitals; president of Harveian soc.; performed operation of lithotomy 23 times with great success; wrote Cursory observations on lithotomy, in St. Thomas’ hospital reports 1870; author of Circumscribed abscess of bone 1867. _d._ 91 Harley st. London 23 April 1878. _Medical Times_, _i_ 493 (1878); _Proc. of Royal Med. and Chir. Soc. viii_ 384 (1880). JACKSON, THOMAS CHARLES. _b._ 1832; ed. The Medical Directory for J. and A. Churchill 11 New Burlington st. London 1860 to death. _d._ 159 Gloucester road, Regent’s park, London 15 Jany. 1890. JACKSON, THOMAS THOMSON. _b._ 1798; amanuensis to Dugald Stewart; crown professor of biblical criticism and theology in St. Mary’s coll. St. Andrews 1836–51; ordained a presbyterian minister, preached at the settlement of Dr. Hew Scott at West Anstruther, his only sermon; professor of ecclesiastical history, Glasgow univ. 1851 to 1874, Emeritus professor 1874 to death. _d._ St. Andrews 24 Dec. 1878. _The Scotsman 26 Dec. 1878 p._ 4. JACKSON, WILLIAM. _b._ 1822; lived at Kennieside, Cumberland; wrestled at Flatt, Cumberland 1839 when he threw Chapman, Gordon and Nelson; threw all his competitors at Liverpool, Preston, Manchester, etc. 1840; won the heavy weight prizes at Carlisle 1841–4; beat Nicol for the championship, Liverpool 1842; won 17 prizes in 1843; threw Tom Longmire at Keswick 1845; wrestled for the last time 1851 at Ulverston with Robert Atkinson for £300 when he was defeated in presence of 10,000 persons; his record is almost unsurpassed, he stood 6 feet 1 inch and weighed 14 stone. _d._ Wythop hall 21 Nov. 1856. _Bell’s Life in London 23 Nov. 1856 p._ 6. JACKSON, WILLIAM (son of Mr. Jackson of Masham, Yorkshire, miller). _b._ Masham 9 Jany. 1816; a journeyman miller; an amateur organ builder; taught himself to play on 15 musical instruments; organist of Masham ch. 1832 at £30 a year; partner with a tallow-chandler 1839–52; a music-seller at Bradford 1852 to death; organist of St. John’s ch. Bradford 1852–6 and of Horton lane chapel 1856–66; conductor of Bradford choral union; chorus master of Bradford musical festivals 1853, 56 and 59, conductor of Festival choral soc. 1856 to death; with his choir of 210 singers performed before Queen at Buckingham palace 1858; author of A manual of singing; composer of For joy let fertile valleys sing: an anthem 1839; The sisters of the sea: glee. First prize Huddersfield glee club 1840; Deliverance of Israel from Babylon: an oratorio 3 parts 1844–5; Isaiah: an oratorio 1851; The year: a cantata 1859; The praise of music: a symphony 1866, and upwards of 20 other pieces of music. _d._ Ashgrove, Bradford 15 April 1866. _Bradford Observer 19 April 1866 p._ 4 _and 26 April p._ 5. NOTE.--His son William Jackson _b._ 1853, organist Edinburgh, _d._ there 1877. JACKSON, SIR WILLIAM, 1 Baronet (son of Peter Jackson of Warrington, Lancs., surgeon 1772–1811). _b._ Warrington 28 April 1805; member of firm of Hamilton, Jackson & Co., African merchants to 1841; chairman of Chester and Birkenhead railway; chief partner in Clay-cross colliery near Chesterfield; constructed with Thomas Brassey many of the chief railways in Italy and Grand trunk railway of Canada; M.P. Newcastle under Lyne 1847–65; M.P. North Derbyshire 1865–8; one of the founders of Birkenhead 1845; created baronet 4 Nov. 1869; A.I.C.E. 7 Dec. 1852. _d._ 61 Portland place, London 30 or 31 Jany. 1876, personalty sworn under £700,000, 11 March 1876. _Min. of proc. of Instit. of C.E. xlv_ 252–56 (1876); _I.L.N. lxviii_ 167, 263 (1876). JACKSON, WILLIAM (son of rev. Thomas Jackson, R. of Grasmere, Westmoreland). _b._ Grasmere 17 Dec. 1792; ed. at Queen’s coll. Oxf., B.A. 1812, M.A. 1815, B.D. 1828, D.D. 1832; fellow of his coll. 9 Dec. 1820–29, chaplain 1820, bursar 1826, tutor 1827; Whitehall preacher 1827; chancellor of Carlisle 1846–55, archdeacon Jany. 1855 to 1863, canon 1858–63; R. of Lowther, Westmoreland 17 April 1828 to death; R. of Cliburn, Westmoreland 1841–58; provost of Queen’s coll. 8 May 1862 to death; author of A charge to the clergy of the archdeaconry of Carlisle