Thomas Turton

The Right Reverend

Thomas Turton
The Right Reverend; Thomas Turton
Bishop of Ely
	Thomas Turton by Henry William Pickersgill
Diocese	Ely
In office	1845–1864
Predecessor	Joseph Allen
Successor	Harold Browne
Other post(s)	Dean of Peterborough (1830–1842); Dean of Westminster (1842–1845)
Personal details
Born	25 February 1780; Hatfield, West Riding of Yorkshire, England
Died	7 January 1864 (aged 83); Ely House, Dover Street, London, England
Buried	Kensal Green Cemetery
Nationality	British
Denomination	Anglican
Alma mater	Queens' College, Cambridge; St Catharine's College, Cambridge

Thomas Turton (25 February 1780 – 7 January 1864) was an English academic and divine, the Bishop of Ely from 1845 to 1864.^[1]

Life

Thomas Turton was son of Thomas and Ann Turton of Hatfield, West Riding. He was admitted to Queens' College, Cambridge, in 1801 but migrated to St Catharine's College in 1804. In 1805 he graduated BA as senior wrangler and equal Smith's Prizeman.^[2] Elected a fellow of St Catharine's in 1806, he was Lucasian Professor of Mathematics from 1822 to 1826 and Regius Professor of Divinity from 1827 to 1842.^[3]

After various other clerical appointments, Turton was Dean of Peterborough from 1830 to 1842, Dean of Westminster from 1842 to 1845 and Bishop of Ely from 1845 to 1864.

^ Lee, Sidney, ed. (1899). "Turton, Thomas" . Dictionary of National Biography. Vol. 57. London: Smith, Elder & Co. p. 377.
^ "Turton, Thomas (TRTN801T)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
^ Jones, W. H. S. (1936). A History of St Catharine's College, Cambridge: Once Catharine Hall, Cambridge. p. 195.
^ Paths of Glory. Friends of Kensal Green Cemetery. 1997. p. 100.

Frost, Maurice, ed. (1962). Historical Companion to Hymns Ancient & Modern. London: William Clowes & Sons Ltd.
Robert Bruen (2008). "Lucasian Chair: Thomas Turton". Lucasian Chair.org. Retrieved 2 April 2008.

Academic offices
Preceded by Robert Woodhouse	Lucasian Professor of Mathematics at Cambridge 1822–1826	Succeeded by George Biddell Airy
Preceded by John Kaye	Regius Professor of Divinity at Cambridge 1827–1842	Succeeded by Alfred Ollivant
Church of England titles
Preceded by James Henry Monk	Dean of Peterborough 1830–1842	Succeeded by George Butler
Preceded by John Ireland	Dean of Westminster 1842–1845	Succeeded by Samuel Wilberforce
Preceded by Joseph Allen	Bishop of Ely 1845–1864	Succeeded by Harold Browne

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