Thomas Turton

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Thomas Turton
Born	(1780-02-05)5 February 1780 York, Yorkshire, England
Died	7 January 1864(1864-01-07) (aged 83) Ely House, Dover Street, London, England

Thomas Turton, DD (5 February 1780, York – 7 January 1864, London) was the Lucasian Professor of Mathematics at the University of Cambridge. He was Dean of Peterborough, Bishop of Ely and composer of Anglican hymns.

Thomas Turton was son of Thomas and Ann Turton of Hatfield, West Riding. He was admitted to Queens' College, Cambridge in 1801 but migrated to St Catharine's College in 1804. In 1805 he graduated BA as senior wrangler and equal Smith's prizeman.^[1] Elected a fellow of St Catharine's in 1806, he was Lucasian Professor of Mathematics from 1822 to 1826 and Regius Professor of Divinity from 1827 to 1842.

After various other clerical appointments, Turton was Dean of Peterborough from 1830 to 1842, Dean of Westminster from 1842 to 1845 and Bishop of Ely from 1845 to 1864.

References

↑ "Turton, Thomas (TRTN801T)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.

Frost, Maurice ed. (1962). Historical Companion to Hymns Ancient & Modern. London: William Clowes & Sons Ltd.
Robert Bruen (2008). "Lucasian Chair: Thomas Turton". Lucasian Chair.org. Retrieved 2008-04-02.

External links

Works by or about Thomas Turton in libraries (WorldCat catalog)

Academic offices
Preceded by John Kaye	Regius Professor of Divinity at Cambridge 1827—1842	Succeeded by Alfred Ollivant
Church of England titles
Preceded by Joseph Allen	Bishop of Ely 1836–1845	Succeeded by Edward Harold Browne

Lucasian Professors of Mathematics

v t e Bishops of Ely

High Medieval	Hervey le Breton Nigel Geoffrey Ridel William Longchamp Eustace Robert of York John of Fountains Geoffrey de Burgh Hugh of Northwold William of Kilkenny Hugh de Balsham John Kirkby William of Louth John Salmon/John Langton Ralph Walpole

Late Medieval	Robert Orford John Ketton John Hotham Simon Montacute Thomas de Lisle Simon Langham John Barnet Thomas Arundel John Fordham Philip Morgan Lewis of Luxembourg Thomas Bourchier William Grey John Morton John Alcock

Early modern	Richard Redman James Stanley Nicholas West Thomas Goodrich Thomas Thirlby Richard Cox Martin Heton Lancelot Andrewes Nicholas Felton John Buckeridge Francis White Matthew Wren Benjamin Lany Peter Gunning Francis Turner Simon Patrick John Moore William Fleetwood Thomas Green Robert Butts Thomas Gooch Matthias Mawson Edmund Keene James Yorke

Late modern	Thomas Dampier Bowyer Sparke Joseph Allen Thomas Turton Harold Browne Thomas Browne Lord Alwyne Compton Frederic Chase Leonard White-Thomson Bernard Heywood Edward Wynn Noel Hudson Edward Roberts Peter Walker Stephen Sykes Anthony Russell

v t e Deans of Peterborough

Early modern	Francis Alree/Abree/Leycester Gerard Carleton James Curthoppe John Boxall William Latymer Richard Fletcher Thomas Nevile John Palmer Richard Clayton George Meriton Henry Beaumont William Piers John Towers Thomas Jackson John Cosin Edward Rainbowe James Duport Simon Patrick Richard Kidder Samuel Freeman White Kennett Richard Reynolds Edward Gee John Mandeville Francis Lockier John Thomas Robert Lamb Charles Tarrant Charles Manners-Sutton Peter Peckard

Late modern	Thomas Kipling James Monk Thomas Turton George Butler Augustus Saunders John Perowne Marsham Argles William Ingram William Barlow Arnold Page James Simpson Noel Christopherson Dick Wingfield-Digby Randolph Wise Michael Bunker Charles Taylor

Westminster Abbey

Deans

Early modern	William Benson Richard Cox Hugh Weston William Bill Gabriel Goodman Lancelot Andrewes Richard Neile George Montaigne Robert Tounson John Williams Richard Steward John Earle John Dolben Thomas Sprat Francis Atterbury Samuel Bradford Joseph Wilcocks Zachary Pearce John Thomas Samuel Horsley

Late modern	William Vincent John Ireland Thomas Turton Samuel Wilberforce William Buckland Richard Chenevix Trench Arthur Stanley George Bradley Armitage Robinson Herbert Ryle William Foxley Norris Paul de Labilliere Alan Don Eric Abbott Edward Carpenter Michael Mayne Wesley Carr John Hall

Canons (current)

Jane Hedges (Sub-Dean, Archdeacon & Canon Steward)
Andrew Tremlett (Canon & Rector of St Margaret's)
Vernon White (Canon Theologian)
David Stanton (Canon Treasurer & Almoner)
Michael Macey (Minor Canon & Precentor)
James Hawkey (Minor Canon & Sacrist)

Category
Commons

Authority control	WorldCat VIAF: 61471793 LCCN: nr2001009860 GND: 122126521

Persondata
Name	Turton, Thomas
Alternative names
Short description	British mathematician
Date of birth	5 February 1780
Place of birth	York, Yorkshire, England
Date of death	7 January 1864
Place of death	Ely House, Dover Street, London, England

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