Dissecting Room, Sheffield Medical School. Source: Picture Sheffield.
William Jackson was one of the founders of the General Cemetery and chairman of the company for many years. He obtained his diploma as a Member of the Royal College of Surgeons in 1812 and by 1815 had a surgery in Bank Street. He was particularly interested in childbirth and women’s health and was one of the founders of the Medical School which opened in 1829. For thirty years he lectured on anatomy, physiology, surgery, midwifery, women’s health, forensic medicine and botany. In 1843 he became a fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons, and from 1840 to 1848 a member of the British Medical Association. As a town councillor he was very much concerned with public health issues, lecturing on the cholera epidemics of 1832 and 1849. William Jackson was also a founder member of the Sheffield Literary and Philosophical Society in 1832, and President from 1850 to 1858. His son Edward, following in his footsteps, was one of the founders of the Jessop Hospital for Women.
William Jackson was buried in plot L 34 in the Anglican area. The plot is now inaccessible.
You can read more about the history of healthcare in Sheffield and biographies of those who worked in a range of clinical and allied professions in the Sheffield General Cemetery publication Post Mortem.