Francis Jeune

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Francis Jeune.

Francis Jeune or François Jeune (22 May 1806 – 21 August 1868) was Dean of Jersey, 1838–1844, Master of Pembroke College, Oxford and Bishop of Peterborough, 1864-1868.^[1]

Jeune was Chief Master of King Edward's School, Birmingham from 1835 to 1838, and since 1951 Jeune House has been named after him, competing in the school's annual Cock House Championship.

He was Vice-Chancellor of Oxford University from 1858 to 1862.

His son Francis Henry Jeune became Baron St Hélier.

References

↑ J. H. C. Leach, Jeune, Francis (1806–1868), Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, September 2004. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/14806

Academic offices
Preceded by George Hall	Master of Pembroke College, Oxford 1844–1864	Succeeded by Evan Evans
Preceded by David Williams	Vice-Chancellor of Oxford University 1858–1862	Succeeded by John Prideaux Lightfoot
Church of England titles
Preceded by George Davys	Bishop of Peterborough 1864–1868	Succeeded by William Connor Magee

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Persondata
Name	Jeune, Francis
Alternative names	François Jeune
Short description	Bishop, schoolmaster, college head
Date of birth	22 May 1806
Place of birth
Date of death	21 August 1868
Place of death

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