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

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of Saint Andrews. He established St. Leonard's College at the University of St. Andrews in 1512. In around 1520 he funded the reconstruction of the town walls of St. Andrews. He also briefly held the ward of

Patrick Hepburn, 3rd Earl of Bothwell Patrick Hepburn, 3rd Earl of Bothwell (1512 – September 1556) was the son of Adam Hepburn, Lord Hailes, who died at the Battle of Flodden the year after Patrick's birth. Hepburn was known as the ''Fair Earl''. He owed this more to his look ...

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

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The Scots Peerage ''The Scots Peerage'' is a nine-volume book series of the Scottish nobility compiled and edited by Sir James Balfour Paul, published in Edinburgh from 1904 to 1914. The full title is ''The Scots Peerage: Founded on Wood's Edition of Sir Rober ...

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James Balfour Paul Sir James Balfour Paul (16 November 1846 – 15 September 1931) was the Lord Lyon King of Arms, the officer responsible for heraldry in Scotland, from 1890 until the end of 1926. Life James Balfour Paul was educated at Royal High School, Edinbur ...

, 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