John Turner (bishop)

The Rt Rev John Matthias Turner, DD,[1] MA[2]  was an eminent Anglican priest [3] in the first half of the 19th century.[4] He was Vicar of Abingdon[5] then Rector of Winslow[6] before being elevated to the Episcopate as Bishop of Calcutta in 1829. He died in post in the summer of 1831 and was interred on 8 July[7]

References

  1. ^ The Times, Monday, Feb 23, 1829; pg. 2; Issue 13845; col F Oxford University Intelligence
  2. ^ The Derby Mercury (Derby, England), Thursday, May 17, 1804; Issue 3762
  3. ^ The Times, Saturday, Apr 03, 1880; pg. 9; Issue 29846; col G The Late Bishop Milman
  4. ^ Anglican History
  5. ^ The Morning Post(London, England), Monday, April 14, 1823; Issue 16249. 19th Century British Library Newspapers: Part II
  6. ^ The Bury and Norwich Post: Or, Suffolk and Norfolk Telegraph, Essex, Cambridge, & Ely Intelligencer (Bury Saint Edmunds, England), Wednesday, February 25, 1829; Issue 2435. 19th Century British Library Newspapers: Part II
  7. ^ Births, Deaths, Marriages and Obituaries . The Sheffield Independent, and Yorkshire and Derbyshire Advertiser (Sheffield, England), Saturday, December 03, 1831; Issue 554. 19th Century British Library Newspapers: Part II
Anglican Communion titles
Preceded by
John Thomas James
Bishop of Calcutta
1829–1831
Succeeded by
Daniel Wilson