Statue of Revd Jonathan Brooks, St George's Hall 2

Jonathan Brooks(1774 - 1855) was the inaugural Archdeacon of Liverpool. Brooks was educated at Trinity College, Cambridge. After curacies in Walton-on-the-Hill and Liverpool he was the

Rector Rector (Latin for the member of a vessel's crew who steers) may refer to: Style or title *Rector (ecclesiastical), a cleric who functions as an administrative leader in some Christian denominations *Rector (academia), a senior official in an edu ...

of St Nicholas Liverpool from 1828 to 1855; and Rural Dean of Warrington from 1850. He died on 28 September 1855. There is a statue to him inside St George's Hall, Liverpool. The monument was carved by

Benjamin Edward Spence Benjamin Edward Spence (1822–1866) was a 19th century English sculptor, who spent much of his professional life in Italy. Life He was born in Liverpool in December 1822, the son of William Spence, a sculptor who later in life became a part ...

.Dictionary of British Sculptors 1660-1851 by Rupert Gunnis p.362

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1774 births 1855 deaths Archdeacons of Liverpool Alumni of Trinity College, Cambridge {{York-archdeacon-stub