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David Cunningham (actor)
David Cunningham may refer to: *David Cunningham (bishop) (c. 1540–1600), Bishop of Aberdeen * David Cunningham Snr (born 1943), Scottish accordionist, teacher, composer and band leader * David Cunningham (American football), American football coach * David Cunningham (ice hockey) (1928–2020), Australian ice hockey player * David Cunningham (musician) (born 1954), Irish musician and artist * David Cunningham (politician) (born 1936), Australian politician * David Cunningham (sociologist), American sociologist, scholar, and professor * David Cunningham (sport shooter) (born 1962), Australian sport shooter *David Douglas Cunningham (1843–1914), Scottish doctor *David Frederick Cunningham (1900–1979), American Prelate of the Roman Catholic Church * David L. Cunningham (born 1971), American film director and producer * David S. Cunningham Jr. (1935–2017), American politician and Los Angeles City Council member * David S. Cunningham III, lawyer and public servant in L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Cunningham (bishop)
David Cunningham or Cunynghame (c. 1540–1600) was a 16th-century Scottish prelate and diplomat. He was the first Protestant Bishop of Aberdeen. His predecessor, William Gordon began as a Roman Catholic bishop, but accepted the Church of Scotland's authority. Life Born around 1540, he graduated in the early 1560s as Master of Arts from St Leonard's College, St Andrews. Cunningham also studied Civil Law in France, at the University of Paris and the University of Bourges.Riis, "Cunningham, David (c. 1540–1600)". He became a Protestant sometime before 1562, when he was made minister of Lanark; he held this position until 1570, when he took over Lesmahagow, moving to Cadder in 1572 and then to Lenzie in 1574. Additionally, on 22 March 1572, Cunningham became Provost of Bothwell Collegiate Church. After the appointment of Patrick Adamson as Archbishop of St Andrews in December 1576, Cunningham replaced Adamson as the chaplain of James Douglas, 4th Earl of Morto ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |