Jesse Clayson

Jesse Alec Maynard Clayson (12 June 1905 - 21 August 1971) ^[1] was an Anglican priest: he was the Archdeacon of Croydon ^[2] from 1957 to 1967; and an Honorary Chaplain to the Queen from 1965.

Clayson was educated at Dover Grammar School and King's College London ^[3] and ordained in 1935.^[4] After a curacy at St Stephen, Norbury he was a Royal Naval Chaplain aboard HMS Newcastle then Vicar of Holy Trinity, Dover.^[5] He was Vicar of St Stephen, Norbury from 1940 to 1945 and then Secretary to the Canterbury Diocesan Diocesan Board of Finance from 1945 to 1967

References

↑ Canon J. A. M. Clayson The Times (London, England), Wednesday, Aug 25, 1971; pg. 14; Issue 58259
↑ Lambeth Palace Library
↑ London Gazette
↑ Crockford's Clerical Directory Oxford, OUP, 1948
↑ Information about the church

Church of England titles
Preceded by Charles Frederick Tonks	Archdeacon of Croydon 1948–1957	Succeeded by John Taylor Hughes

Archdeacons of Croydon

Canterbury diocese	Edward Woods, Bishop suffragan of Croydon William Anderson, Bishop suffragan of Croydon Harold Bradfield Maurice Harland, Bishop suffragan of Croydon Charles Tonks Jesse Clayson John Hughes, Bishop suffragan of Croydon Frederick Hazell

Southwark diocese	Frederick Hazell Tony Davies Barry Goodwin (Acting) Chris Skilton

Anglican Diocese of Southwark

Southwark Cathedral Bishop's House, Streatham Trinity House, Southwark Area scheme (1991–present)

Office holders	Christopher Chessun, Bishop of Southwark Richard Cheetham, area Bishop of Kingston Jonathan Clark, area Bishop of Croydon and Acting Archdeacon of Reigate Michael Ipgrave, area Bishop of Woolwich AEO: Jonathan Baker, Bishop suffragan of Fulham Andrew Nunn, Dean of Southwark Danny Kajumba, Archdeacon of Reigate Chris Skilton, Archdeacon of Croydon Alastair Cutting, Archdeacon of Lewisham and Greenwich Jane Steen, Archdeacon of Southwark Simon Gates, Archdeacon of Lambeth John Kiddle, Archdeacon of Wandsworth

Historic offices	Provost of Southwark (1937–2000; see Dean of Southwark) Archdeacon of Kingston-upon-Thames (1905–1986; renamed to Archdeacon of Reigate)

Dover Grammar School

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