Francis Jayne

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Rev Francis John Jayne (1845-1921) was a British bishop and academic. Born January 1, 1845 in Pant-y-beiliau, Llanelli, he was educated at Rugby School and Wadham College, Oxford. He took his B.A. in 1868 and M.A. in 1870.

From 1879 to 1886, Jayne was Principal of St David's College, a university institution in the small Welsh town of Lampeter. During his time there, he steered the institution through the difficult years following the 1880 Aberdare report on intermediate and higher education in Wales. The report recommended that the Colleges at Aberystwyth and Lampeter be united to form one institution, but Jayne fought the plan and retained St. David's College's independence.

A devoutly religious man, Jayne left Lampeter to become an Anglican vicar in Leeds. He became Bishop of Chester in 1889, a position he held until 1919. He died at Oswestry on August 23, 1921, and was buried at Bowdon, Cheshire.

Honorary Titles
Preceded by: Llewelyn Lewellin	Principal of St David's College 1879–1886	Succeeded by: Herbert Edward Ryle
Religious Posts
Preceded by: William Stubbs	Bishop of Chester 1889–1919	Succeeded by: Henry Paget