Jobson was born in London, of Methodist parentage. He was converted in 1829 and entered the Wesleyan ministry in 1834 after serving an apprenticeship to an architect. Jobson was a popular preacher and writer whose religious works such as A Mother's Portrait (1854) sold well on both sides of the Atlantic. He served for several years as a general treasurer of the Missionary Society and was a fraternal delegate to the 1856 General Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church. Jobson also played a prominent role in the formation of the Evangelical Alliance. Jobson was elected President of Conference in 1869. He died at Highbury in London. Source: Encyclopedia of World Methodism (1974) and Dictionary of Evangelical Biography, edited by Donald Lewis (1995). JPG file (227 KB).
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