Foster: s. of Cyril, of York, doctor. CHRIST CHURCH, matric 1 June 1768, aged 17; BA 1772, MA 1775; tutor, rhetoric reader and censor; BD 1783, DD 1799; a canon 1799-1815; preb of Southwell 1780; regius professor of Greek 1783-1811; preb of York 1783, and of Wells 1792; rector of Beeford, a curator of the Clarendon Press, preacher of Lincoln's Inn 1783-1811; bishop of Oxford and clerk of the closet 1812-15, died 1815
| Year | Type | Name as Recorded | Location | Office/Status | Full Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1778 | Ordi(ordination) | Jackson, William | / | deacon | View |
| 1779 | Ordi(ordination) | Jackson, William | / | priest | View |
| 1780 | Appt(Collation) | Jackson, William | Southwell / Prebend of Dunham | Prebendary | View |
| 1782 | Appt(Institution) | Jackson, William | Oxford St Mary Magdalen / | Vicar | View |
| 1783 | Appt(Collation) | Jackson, William | York Minster / Prebend of Osbaldwick | Prebendary | View |
| 1791 | Appt(Collation) | Jackson, William | Beeford / | Rector | View |
| 1791 | Vac(cession) | Jackson, William | Oxford St Mary Magdalen / | Vicar | View |
| 1792 | Appt(Institution) | Jackson, William | Wells Cathedral / Prebend or Canonry of Dullingcot als Singhurst | Prebendary | View |
| 1812 | Vac(Promotion) | Jackson, William | York St Peter / Canonry of Osbaldwick | Canon | View |
| 1812 | Appt(consecration) | Jackson, William | Oxford. / | Bishop | View |
| 1812 | Appt(confirmation of election) | Jackson, William | Oxford / | Bishop | View |
| 1812 | Vac(Promotion) | Jackson, William | Beeford / | Rector | View |
| 1812 | Vac(Promotion) | Jackson, William | Collegiate Church of Southwell / Canonry of Dunham | Canon | View |
| 1812 | Disp-App | Jackson, William | Oxford Cathedral / | Canon | View |
| 1812 | Disp(Dispensation) | Jackson, William | Oxford / | Bishop | View |
| 1812 | Vac(Promotion) | Jackson, William | Wells Cathedral / Prebend or Canonry of Dultingcot | Prebendary | View |
| 1816 | Vac(Death) | Jackson, William | Oxford / | Bishop | View |