Francis Jayne, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Francis Jayne

British bishop

Date of Birth: 01-Jan-1845

Place of Birth: Llanelli, Wales, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 23-Aug-1921

Profession: priest

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

Francis John Jayne (1 January 1845 – 23 August 1921) was a British bishop and academic. Born 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.
He was a Fellow of Jesus College, Oxford between 1868 and 1873.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, and was buried at Bowdon, Cheshire.Jayne was concerned about excessive drinking and the misuse of alcohol.
He published an article called Successful Public-House Reform discussing the virtues of the Scandinavian Gothenburg system for managing pubs etc.
He also founded the People's Refreshment House Association Limited which at its peak owned 130 inns and hotels.He and his wife Emily (née Garland) had six sons and three daughters, one of whom was the Norwegian-to-English translator Edith M.
G.
Jayne.



Alternative names	Alessandro Bassano
Description	British photographer
Date of birth/death	1 May 1829	21 October 1913
Location of birth/death	London	London
Authority control	: Q2833085 VIAF: 226413323 ISNI: 0000 0003 6340 7636 ULAN: 500014526 LCCN: no2005051540 Oxford Dict.: 66743 WorldCat