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