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. He was vicar of St Stephen, Norbury from 1940 to 1945 and then secretary to the Canterbury 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
^ [1]London Gazette
^ Crockford's Clerical Directory Oxford, OUP, 1948

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

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v t e 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 Rosemarie Mallett Greg Prior

v t e Anglican Diocese of Southwark
Southwark Cathedral Bishop's House, Streatham Trinity House, Southwark Area scheme (1991–present)
Office holders	Christopher Chessun, Bishop of Southwark Rosemarie Mallett, area Bishop of Croydon Martin Gainsborough, area Bishop of Kingston Alastair Cutting, area Bishop of Woolwich AEO: Jonathan Baker, Bishop suffragan of Fulham & Rob Munro, Bishop suffragan of Ebbsfleet Mark Oakley, Dean of Southwark Simon Gates, Archdeacon of Lambeth John Kiddle, Archdeacon of Wandsworth Moira Astin, Archdeacon of Reigate Jonathan Sedgwick, Archdeacon of Southwark Greg Prior, Archdeacon of Croydon Chigor Chike, Archdeacon of Lewisham and Greenwich
Historic offices	Provost of Southwark (1937–2000; see Dean of Southwark) Archdeacon of Kingston-upon-Thames (1905–1986; renamed to Archdeacon of Reigate)