Biography
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 which he held until his death in 1454.
On 28 October 1447, John Pigott, the manorial lord, presented Ven William Turnbull, "Bishop of Dunkeld," to the Rectory of Abington Pigotts, in the Diocese of Ely.
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, with Turnbull as the first chancellor.
Turnbull High School in Bishopbriggs is named after him, as is Turnbull Hall, the Catholic Chaplaincy at the University of Glasgow.
| Political offices |
Preceded by
William Foulis |
Keeper of the Privy Seal of Scotland
1442–1454 |
Succeeded by
Thomas Spens
Bishop of Galloway |
| Religious titles |
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 |
| Academic offices |
Preceded by
University established |
Chancellor of the University of Glasgow
1451 to 1454 |
Succeeded by
Andrew de Durisdeer |
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Bishops of Dunkeld
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| Secular Abbot-Bishops |
- Túathal of Dunkeld
- Flaithbertach of Dunkeld
- Dúnchad of Dunkeld
- Crínán of Dunkeld
- Ethelred of Scotland
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| Pre-Reformation Bishops |
- Cormac of Dunkeld
- John of Atholl
- Gregoir of Dunkeld
- Richard of Dunkeld
- Walter de Bidun
- John Scotus
- Richard de Prebenda
- John de Leicester
- Hugh de Sigillo
- Matthew the Scot
- Gilbert of Dunkeld
- Geoffrey de Liberatione
- Richard de Inverkeithing
- Robert de Stuteville
- Hugh de Stirling
- William the Dean
- Matthew de Crambeth
- John de Leche
- William Sinclair
- Maol Choluim de Innerpeffray
- Richard de Pilmuir
- Robert de Den
- Donnchadh de Strathearn
- John Luce
- John de Carrick
- Michael de Monymusk
- Andrew Umfray
- John de Peebles
- Robert Sinclair
- Robert de Cardeny
- Domhnall 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
- John Hamilton
- Donald Campbell
- Robert Crichton
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| Post-Reformation Bishops |
- James Paton
- Robert Crichton
- Peter Rollock
- James Nicolson
- Alexander Lindsay of Evelick
- George Haliburton
- Henry Guthrie
- William Lindsay of Dovehill
- Andrew Bruce
- John Hamilton of Blair
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Italics indicate non consecrated, titular or doubtful bishops
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Bishops and Archbishops of Glasgow
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| Pre-Reformation Bishops |
- Magsuen
- John Scotus
- Michael of Glasgow
- John Capellanus
- Herbert of Selkirk
- Enguerrand
- Jocelin
- Hugh de Roxburgh
- William de Malveisin
- Florence of Holland
- Walter Capellanus
- William de Bondington
- Nicholas de Moffat
- John de Cheam
- Nicholas de Moffat
- William Wishart
- Robert Wishart
- Stephen de Dunnideer
- John de Lindsay
- John de Egglescliffe
- John Wishart
- William Rae
- Walter Wardlaw
- Matthew de Glendonwyn
- William de Lauder
- John Cameron
- James Bruce
- William Turnbull
- Andrew de Durisdeer
- John Laing
- George Carmichael
- Robert Blackadder
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| Pre-Reformation Archbishops |
- Robert Blackadder
- James Beaton (elder)
- Gavin Dunbar
- Alexander Gordon
- James Beaton (younger)
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| Post-Reformation Archbishops |
- James Beaton (younger)
- John Porterfield
- James Boyd of Trochrig
- Robert Montgomery
- William Erskine
- James Beaton (younger)
- John Spottiswoode
- James Law
- Patrick Lindsay
- Andrew Fairfoul
- Alexander Burnet
- Robert Leighton
- Alexander Burnet
- Arthur Rose
- Alexander Cairncross
- John Paterson
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| Modern Roman Catholic Archbishops |
- Charles Eyre
- John Maguire
- Donald Mackintosh
- Donald Campbell
- James Scanlan
- Thomas Winning
- Mario Conti
- Philip Tartaglia
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University of Glasgow
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| Governance |
- Chancellor: Professor Sir Kenneth Calman
- Rector: Charles Kennedy
- Principal: Professor Anton Muscatelli
General Council
- University Court
- Senatus Academicus
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| History |
- Bishop Turnbull
- Queen Margaret College
- Academic dress
- Parliamentary Constituency
- Lion and Unicorn Staircase
- Memorial Gates
- List of University of Glasgow people
- List of Professorships
- Snell Exhibition
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| Departments |
- Dental School
- Glasgow Cardiovascular Research Centre
- Humanities Advanced Technology and Information Institute
- School of Law
- Medical School
- Robertson Centre for Biostatistics
- Trinity College
- Vet School
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| Facilities |
- Hunterian Museum
- Glasgow University Library
- Memorial Chapel
- Archives of the University of Glasgow
- Marine Biological Station
- Boyd Orr Building
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| Students |
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Bodies
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- Students' Representative Council
- Glasgow University Sports Association
- Glasgow University Union
- Queen Margaret Union
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Clubs &
Societies
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- Boat Club
- Conservative Association
- Dialectic Society
- Labour Club
- Medico-Chirurgical Society
- Rugby Football Club
- Scottish Nationalist Association
- Glasgow University Royal Naval Unit
- Glasgow and Strathclyde Universities Officer Training Corps
- Universities of Glasgow and Strathclyde Air Squadron
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Media
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- Glasgow University Student Television
- Glasgow University Guardian
- Glasgow University Magazine
- Subcity Radio
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| Persondata |
| Name |
Turnbull, William |
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| Short description |
Scottish bishop |
| Date of birth |
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| Place of birth |
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| Date of death |
1454 |
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