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]

He was responsible for implementing in grandfather Daniel's will, and in 1756 building the School in Santry.

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, hi father is mentioned in the will of Dean Swift.[5][6] After curacies in Cloghran and Swords he held incumbencies at St. John the Evangelist, Coolock (1745-1760) and Great Connell.

He was married to Cordelia Garstin. They did not have any children. He died in 1787, in Clonshaugh, and is buried in St. Pappan's Church, Santry.

Jackson built Darndale House around 1766, and bequeathed it to Incorporated Society for Protestant Schools, on the understanding his nephew (whom Jackson was guardian of) Edward Beaver could use it for the rest of his life. He also mentions in his will, his cousin Bishop Jonathan Shipley Bishop of St Asaph, Wales, whom he was related to via Bishops grand mother Grace Jackson.

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.
  6. "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


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