John Hepburn (died after 20 July 1525) was a Scottish cleric. The son of Patrick Hepburn, 1st Lord of Hailes, he was Prior of

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. He established St. Leonard's College at the

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in 1512. In around 1520 he funded the reconstruction of the town walls of St. Andrews. He also briefly held the ward of

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his great nephew. His relation Patrick Hepburn (not to be confused with the Earl) succeeded him in the priory in 1525. ohn Dowden Bishops of Scotland, Glasgow 1912) This Patrick Hepburn also gained the young Earl's ward his relative John's death [Ssots Peerage He was elected as Archbishop of St. Andrews but his appointment was turned down by the Pope.

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* *''The Scots Peerage'' by Sir James Balfour Paul, Edinburgh, 1905, 'Bothwell' p. 141/2. 15th-century births 1525 deaths Archbishops of St Andrews Canonical Augustinian abbots and priors Clergy from East Lothian People associated with the University of St Andrews Priors of St Andrews 16th-century Roman Catholic archbishops in Scotland {{Scotland-reli-bio-stub