Thomas Turton (25 February 1780 – 7 January 1864) was an English academic and divine, the

Bishop of Ely The Bishop of Ely is the ordinary of the Church of England Diocese of Ely in the Province of Canterbury. The diocese roughly covers the county of Cambridgeshire (with the exception of the Soke of Peterborough), together with a section of nor ...

from 1845 to 1864.

Life

Thomas Turton was son of Thomas and Ann Turton of Hatfield, West Riding. He was admitted to

Queens' College, Cambridge Queens' College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge. Queens' is one of the oldest colleges of the university, founded in 1448 by Margaret of Anjou. The college spans the River Cam, colloquially referred to as the "light s ...

, in 1801 but migrated to St Catharine's College in 1804. In 1805 he graduated BA as

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and equal

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man. Elected a fellow of St Catharine's in 1806, he was

Lucasian Professor of Mathematics The Lucasian Chair of Mathematics () is a mathematics professorship in the University of Cambridge, England; its holder is known as the Lucasian Professor. The post was founded in 1663 by Henry Lucas, who was Cambridge University's Member of P ...

from 1822 to 1826 and Regius Professor of Divinity from 1827 to 1842.A History of St Catharine's College, Cambridge: Once Catharine Hall, Cambridge, By

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p 195 After various other clerical appointments, Turton was

Dean of Peterborough The Dean of Peterborough is the head of the chapter at Peterborough Cathedral. On the Dissolution of Peterborough Abbey in 1539 and the abbey-church's refoundation as a cathedral for the new bishop and diocese of Peterborough, care for the abbe ...

from 1830 to 1842,

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from 1842 to 1845 and

from 1845 to 1864. He is buried at

Kensal Green Cemetery Kensal Green Cemetery is a cemetery in the Kensal Green area of Queens Park in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea in London, England. Inspired by Père Lachaise Cemetery in Paris, it was founded by the barrister George Frederick ...

Works

* 1834:
Thoughts on the Admission of Persons without Regard to their Religious Opinions to Certain Degrees in the Universities of England
', Cambridge: The Pitt Press *
The Text of the English Bible
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The Roman Catholic doctrine of the Eucharist considered
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* 1780 births 1864 deaths Alumni of Queens' College, Cambridge Alumni of St Catharine's College, Cambridge Bishops of Ely 19th-century Church of England bishops Deans of Peterborough Lucasian Professors of Mathematics Regius Professors of Divinity (University of Cambridge) Senior Wranglers Deans of Westminster Burials at Kensal Green Cemetery Clergy from York {{UK-mathematician-stub