William Turnbull
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William Turnbull (d. 1454) was an influential Bishop of Glasgow, in Scotland, from 1448 to 1454.
He studied arts at the University of St Andrews (1419), canon law at Catholic University of Leuven, Belgium and studied at the University of Pavia, Italy for a doctorate in canon law (1439).
Upon his return to Scotland, he befriended King James II and became Keeper of the Privy Seal (1440-1448) and Royal Secretary (1441-1442). In 1447 he was appointed Bishop of Dunkeld, then a year later Bishop of Glasgow.
During his time as Bishop, he pursued the formation of a university in Glasgow with the encouragement of King James. On 7 January 1451, Pope Nicholas V issued a papal bull decreeing the foundation of the University of Glasgow, which started classes in the Glasgow Cathedral buildings.
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by William Foulis |
Keeper of the Privy Seal of Scotland 1442–1454 |
Succeeded by Thomas Spence, Bishop of Galloway |
| Religious Posts | ||
| Preceded by James Bruce |
Bishop of Dunkeld Elect 1447 |
Succeeded by John Raulston |
| Preceded by James Bruce |
Bishop of Glasgow 1447/8–1454 |
Succeeded by Andrew de Durisdere |
[Known]
Secular Abbot-Bishops
Túathal · Flaithbertach · Dúnchad · Crínán · Ethelred
Pre-Reformation Bishops
Cormac · John of Atholl · Gregoir · Richard · Walter de Bidun · John the Scot · Richard de Prebenda · John de Leicester · Hugh de Sigillo · Matthew the Scot · Gilbert · Galfred de Liberatione · Richard de Inverkeithing · Hugh de Strivelyn · William · Matthew de Crambeth · John de Leche · William Sinclair · Maol Choluim de Innerpeffray · Richard de Pilmor · Robert de Den · Donnchadh de Strathearn · John Luce · John de Carrick · Michael de Monymusk · Andrew Umfray · John de Peebles · Robert Sinclair · Robert de Cardeny · Dómhnall MacNeachdainn · James Kennedy · Alexander Lauder · Thomas Livingston · James Bruce · William Turnbull · John de Ralston · Thomas Lauder · James Livingston · Alexander Inglis · George Brown · Andrew Stewart · Gavin Douglas · Robert Cockburn · George Crichton · Donald Campbell · Robert Crichton ·
Post-Reformation Bishops
James Paton · Robert Crichton · Peter Rollock · James Nicolson · Alexander Lindsay · George Haliburton · Henry Guthrie · William Lindsay · Andrew Bruce · John Hamilton
Italics indicate non consecrated, titular or doubtful bishops
Pre-Reformation Bishops
Magsuen · John the Scot · Michael · John · Herbert · Enguerrand · Jocelin · Hugh · William de Malveisin · Florence · Walter · William de Bondington · Nicholas de Moffat · John de Cheyam · Nicholas de Moffat · William Wishart · Robert Wishart · Stephen de Donydouer · John de Egglescliffe · John de Lindesay · John Wishart · William Rae · Walter Wardlaw · Matthew de Glendonwyn · William de Lawedre · John Cameron · James Bruce · William Turnbull · Andrew de Durisdere · John Laing · George de Carmichel · Robert Blackadder
Pre-Reformation Archbishops
Robert Blackadder · James Beaton · Gavin Dunbar · Alexander Gordon · James Beaton II
Post-Reformation Archbishops
John Porterfield · James Boyd of Trochrague · Robert Montgomery · William Erskine · James Beaton II · John Spottiswood · James Law · Patrick Lindsay · Andrew Fairfoul · Alexander Burnet · Robert Leighton · Arthur Ross · Alexander Cairncross · John Paterson
Modern Roman Catholic Archbishops
Charles Petre Eyre · John Maguire · Donald Mackintosh · Donald Alphonsus Campbell · James Donald Scanlan · Thomas Winning · Mario Conti
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