Francis Jeune

The Right Reverend Francis Jeune
Bishop of Peterborough
Diocese	Peterborough
In office	1864–1868
Predecessor	George Davys
Successor	William Connor Magee
Other post(s)	Dean of Jersey (1838–1844) Dean of Lincoln (1864)
Personal details
Born	(1806-05-22)22 May 1806 Saint Aubin, Jersey
Died	21 August 1868(1868-08-21) (aged 62) Whitby
Buried	Peterborough Cathedral
Nationality	British
Denomination	Anglican
Spouse	Margaret Dyne Symons ​ ​ (m. 1836)​
Children	Francis Jeune, 1st Baron St Helier
Alma mater	Pembroke College, Oxford

Francis Jeune (22 May 1806 – 21 August 1868), also known as François Jeune, was a

In 1832 Jeune travelled to Canada as secretary to Sir John Colborne, the Lieutenant Governor of Upper Canada (and subsequently Commander-in-Chief of the Canadian forces and Governor General of Canada), and as tutor to Colborne's sons.

Jeune was

In 1838 Jeune was appointed Dean of Jersey and Rector of the Parish Church of St Helier. He participated actively in the founding of Victoria College, Jersey.

Jeune returned to Oxford as Master of Pembroke College in 1844. He was instrumental in academic reforms at Oxford, and from 1850 served on the seven-man Royal Committee of Inquiry into the state of Oxford and its colleges, the committee's report leading to the reforming

Appointed Dean of Lincoln in January 1864, Jeune soon vacated that office when appointed Bishop of Peterborough. Jeune was consecrated as bishop on St Peter's Day 1864, by Charles Longley, Archbishop of Canterbury at Canterbury Cathedral.^[2]

He died on 21 August 1868. A monument to his memory was erected on a column at the east end of Peterborough Cathedral.

Family

His son

References

See also

 Boase, G. C. (1892). "Jeune, Francis". In Lee, Sidney (ed.). Dictionary of National Biography. Vol. 29. London: Smith, Elder & Co.

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 Corbet Hue	Dean of Jersey 1838–1844	Succeeded by William Le Breton
Preceded by Thomas Garnier	Dean of Lincoln 1864	Succeeded by James Jeremie
Preceded by George Davys	Bishop of Peterborough 1864–1868	Succeeded by William Connor Magee

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