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 ^[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 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 (Acting) Chris Skilton Rosemarie Mallett

v t Anglican Diocese of Southwark
Southwark Cathedral Area scheme (1991–present)
Office holders	Christopher Chessun, Bishop of Southwark Richard Cheetham, area Bishop of Kingston Jonathan Clark, area Bishop of Croydon and Bishop for the Falkland Islands Karowei Dorgu, area Bishop of Woolwich AEO: Jonathan Baker, Bishop suffragan of Fulham & Rod Thomas, Bishop suffragan of Maidstone Andrew Nunn, Dean of Southwark Alastair Cutting, Archdeacon of Lewisham and Greenwich Simon Gates, Archdeacon of Lambeth John Kiddle, Archdeacon of Wandsworth Moira Astin, Archdeacon of Reigate Rosemarie Mallett, Archdeacon of Croydon , Acting Archdeacon of Lambeth Archdeacon of Southwark (vacant)
Historic offices	Provost of Southwark (1937–2000; see Dean of Southwark) Archdeacon of Kingston-upon-Thames (1905–1986; renamed to Archdeacon of Reigate)