For the law school professor, see William A. Jacobson For the Distinguished Service Cross recipient, see William Jacobson (United States Army).
William Jacobson (1803-1884) was Regius Professor of Divinity at Oxford University (1848–1865) and Bishop of Chester (1865–1884).
He married Eleanor Jane Turner, the youngest daughter of the banker Dawson Turner in 1836. Their son was the surgeon W. H. A. Jacobson.
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| Preceded by Renn Dickson Hampden |
Regius Professor of Divinity at Oxford 1848—1865 |
Succeeded by Robert Payne Smith |
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| Preceded by John Graham |
Bishop of Chester 1865-1884 |
Succeeded by William Stubbs |